How a Boutonnière Deformity Is Treated
Have you recently suffered a finger injury? If your middle joint juts upward and the tip of your finger juts upward as well, it could be a boutonnière deformity. Read on to learn how it can be treated.
About Practice
Upper Extremity Specialists of Ortho 1 Medical Group in San Diego, La Jolla, Chula Vista, and Coronado California, is led by Kristopher Downing, MD, and James Andry, MD, along with their office, surgery center, and hospital staff, who work together to provide advanced surgical and nonsurgical treatments for upper extremities, including the hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Dr. Downing and Dr. Andry provide general orthopedic care as well but have a focus and strong interest in orthopedic care of the upper extremity.
The physicians of Upper Extremity Specialists are members of Ortho 1 Medical Group, a private practice orthopedic group in the San Diego area. Dr. Downing and Dr. Andry diagnose and treat a wide range of upper-extremity injuries, trauma, and diseases. They offer highly customized, expert care that may include conservative nonoperative orthopedics, reparative orthopedics and/or meticulous orthopedic surgeries—with surgery reserved for those patients that have tried all other nonsurgical treatments or if surgery is the most prudent option.
The team at Ortho 1 Medical Group also offers sports medicine diagnosis and treatment to athletes of all abilities, from students to professionals. They work with patients to help them recover rapidly and safely so they can return to their sport with a low risk of future injuries.
Upper Extremity Specialists of Ortho 1 Medical Group accepts most insurance plans and welcomes new patients. Appointments are available by calling the practice or scheduling online.
Upper Extremity Specialists of Ortho 1 Medical Group in San Diego, La Jolla, Chula Vista, and Coronado California, is led by Kristopher Downing, MD, and James Andry, MD, along with their office, surgery center, and hospital staff, who work together to provide advanced surgical and nonsurgical treatments for upper extremities, including the hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Dr. Downing and Dr. Andry provide general orthopedic care as well but have a focus and strong interest in orthopedic care of the upper extremity.
The physicians of Upper Extremity Specialists are members of Ortho 1 Medical Group, a private practice orthopedic group in the San Diego area. Dr. Downing and Dr. Andry diagnose and treat a wide range of upper-extremity injuries, trauma, and diseases. They offer highly customized, expert care that may include conservative nonoperative orthopedics, reparative orthopedics and/or meticulous orthopedic surgeries—with surgery reserved for those patients that have tried all other nonsurgical treatments or if surgery is the most prudent option.
The team at Ortho 1 Medical Group also offers sports medicine diagnosis and treatment to athletes of all abilities, from students to professionals. They work with patients to help them recover rapidly and safely so they can return to their sport with a low risk of future injuries.
Upper Extremity Specialists of Ortho 1 Medical Group accepts most insurance plans and welcomes new patients. Appointments are available by calling the practice or scheduling online.
Our La Jolla Office
Our La Jolla office is located within the HM Poole medical office building to the left of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. There are 3 entrances to the building and parking is best in the “Parking C” structure. Unfortunately, the parking structure is owned by a separate business entity and only handicapped parking is validated by the valet station outside of the front entrance to the hospital. Our office suite is 228.
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