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Plain-English information about mão conditions, operations, and recovery.

How your mão works

How your hand works Hand anatomy – bones of the wrist, palm, and fingers – understanding the structure supports diagnosis. Open →

Conditions

Artrite Basal do Polegar Basal thumb arthritis — causes, symptoms, non-surgical options, and when surgery might help. Open → Artrite da Articulação Interfalangeana Proximal Osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis of the PIP joint — non-operative and surgical options. Open → Artrite da articulação interfalângica distal Open → Cisto Mucoso Mucous cysts – common bumps near finger joints, often linked to arthritis, and treatment options. Open → Condições Médicas que Afetam a Mão How whole-body conditions — diabetes, thyroid, inflammatory arthritis, kidney disease and more — show up in the hand. Open → Dedo de martelo Mallet finger causes fingertip drooping after extensor tendon injury; splinting is key, surgery occasionally needed. Open → Dedo de Rugby (Avulsão do Tendão Flexor) The deep flexor tendon avulses off the fingertip — why it is time-critical, and the surgery to reattach it. Open → Dedo em gatilho Trigger finger causes painful catching or locking of a finger, often treated with splinting or steroid injection. Open → Deformidade em botão Extensor central-slip injury at the middle finger joint; early splinting prevents the zigzag deformity, established cases need surgery. Open → Deformidade em Pescoço de Cisne do Dedo A finger that hyperextends at the middle joint and bends at the tip — why it happens and how splints or surgery can correct it. Open → Doença de Dupuytren Dupuytren’s disease causes palm thickening and finger contracture—options range from observation to needle aponeurotomy or surgical excision. Open → Envelopamento Nerve Wrap Open → Fenômeno de Raynaud Fingers that go white, blue then red in the cold — primary vs secondary Raynaud's, keeping warm, and when it needs assessment. Open → Fraturas dos Dedos Phalangeal and metacarpal fractures of the hand — non-operative care and indications for fixation. Open → Fraturas dos Metacarpos (incluindo Fratura de Boxer) A broken hand bone in the palm — including the common boxer's fracture — how it is treated, the rotation check that matters most, and recovery. Open → Ganglion da bainha dos tendões flexores A benign, fluid-filled cyst arising from the flexor tendon sheath – often painless, but can cause clicking or limited finger movement. Open → Gravidez e Condições da Mão Carpal tunnel in pregnancy and de Quervains "mummy thumb" — why they happen, what is safe, and when they settle. Open → Infecções da Mão Paronychia, deep-space and flexor sheath infections — recognition, antibiotics, drainage. Open → Lesão do ligamento colateral ulnar do polegar Open → Lesões dos Tendões e Nervos da Mão Hand tendon and nerve injuries – understanding symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Open → Lesões nas pontas dos dedos Crush, laceration, nail-bed and amputation injuries of the fingertip and their management. Open → Neuropatias por Compressão Hand numbness, tingling, or weakness – understanding carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, and other compression neuropathies. Open → Ruptura da Banda Sagital (Punho de Boxeador) A knuckle injury where the tendon slips off the top of the joint — the "boxer's knuckle" — and how early splinting or surgery treats it. Open → Tumores de Células Gigantes da Bainha dos Tendões (Nódulo no Dedo ou Polegar) A giant cell tumour of tendon sheath is a common, benign (non-cancerous) lump on a finger or thumb. What causes it, how it is diagnosed and removed, and how often it comes back. Open →

Operations

Artroplastia da articulação do polegar Open → Artroplastia de interposição com pirócarbono Open → Excisão de ganglion da bainha flexora Excision of a flexor tendon sheath ganglion — when surgery is considered for painful or limiting cysts. Open → Fasciectomia de Dupuytren Dupuytren’s fasciectomy — correcting hand contractures to improve function and daily activities. Open → Fusão da articulação da DIP DIP joint fusion stabilizes and reduces pain in the fingertip joint, often for arthritis or mallet finger. Open → Fusão da articulação interfalângica proximal PIP joint fusion stabilizes a severely damaged middle finger joint, relieving pain when other treatments fail. Open → Liberação do dedo em gatilho Trigger finger release — understanding the condition, conservative treatments, and surgical options for a stuck or clicking finger. Open → Substituição da articulação interfalângica proximal PIP joint replacement addresses painful arthritis in the middle finger joint when non-surgical options fail. Open → Trapeziectomia Open →

Recovery and rehabilitation

A minha ferida está infectada? How to tell normal healing from a wound infection after surgery — the warning signs and when to seek help. Open → Alimentação adequada para a cicatrização Everyday food to support recovery after surgery — protein, energy, healing vitamins, and preventing constipation. Open → Anticoagulantes ao Redor da Cirurgia How anticoagulants and antiplatelets work, and why the timing of stopping each before surgery differs — platelet turnover, half-lives and clot risk. Open → Calor vs Gelo When ice helps, when heat helps, and how to use either safely on the upper limb. Open → Constipação intestinal e cuidados intestinais após a cirurgia Why constipation is common after surgery (especially with strong painkillers) and how to prevent and manage it. Open → Cuidados com a sua ferida Dressings, showering, and signs of infection after upper-limb surgery. Open → Cuidados com gesso e talas em casa Looking after a plaster or splint at home — keeping it dry, elevation, keeping joints moving, and the urgent signs of a too-tight cast. Open → Cuidando da sua cicatriz Massage, silicone, sun protection and the 12-month timeline for surgical scars to soften and fade. Open → Dirigir Após Cirurgia de Ombro e Braço: Quando é Seguro e Legal? After most shoulder surgery, including rotator cuff repair, you usually cannot drive for about six weeks, and not while your arm is in a sling. When it is safe and legal to get back to the wheel after hand, wrist, elbow or shoulder surgery. Open → Gerenciamento da dor após a cirurgia What pain to expect, how to use pain relief well, and when to call. Open → Inchaço e elevação após a cirurgia Why a hand or arm swells after surgery, how elevation and gentle movement control it, and when swelling is a warning sign. Open → Jejum Antes da Cirurgia: O Que Você Pode Comer e Beber, e Por Que Why you must stop eating before an anaesthetic, when you can still sip water, and what can happen if you do not fast. The clear fasting rules that keep your stomach empty and your lungs safe during surgery. Open → Mente, Estresse e Recuperação How stress, low mood, anxiety and worry about pain affect recovery and surgical outcomes — and what helps. Open → Noções básicas de terapia manual What to expect from hand therapy, how often you'll go, and what good rehab looks like. Open → O dia da sua cirurgia What to expect on the day of day-case upper-limb surgery, from arrival and meeting the team to waking up and going home. Open → Preparação para a Cirurgia General checklist for the days before upper-limb surgery — fasting, what to bring, medications. Open → Prevenção de coágulos sanguíneos em casa Reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis after upper-limb surgery — mobilisation, hydration, medication. Open → Retorno ao esporte Phased return to sport after upper-limb surgery, and when contact sport is safe again. Open → Retorno ao trabalho When you can return to desk, light, and heavy work after upper-limb surgery. Open → Seu bloqueio nervoso do ombro The nerve block we use for shoulder surgery — how it numbs your arm, why it controls pain so well, and what to expect as it wears off. Open → Sono, Dor e Recuperação How sleep and pain affect each other, why surgery and shoulder problems disturb sleep, and what helps you rest and recover. Open → Sua avaliação da ferida e remoção de pontos What happens at the post-op wound check, dissolvable vs removable stitches, what removal feels like, and when to seek help sooner. Open → Usar e Dormir com uma Atadura para Braço How to sleep in an arm sling, get the sling position right, and look after it after shoulder, elbow or wrist surgery, including whether to keep the sling on overnight. Open → Vida diária após cirurgia de mão, punho ou cotovelo Keeping a hand or wrist dressing dry, elevation to control swelling, and one-handed living after hand, wrist or elbow surgery. Open → Vida diária após cirurgia de ombro Washing, dressing, sleeping and managing day-to-day with the operated arm in a sling after shoulder surgery. Open → Voar e viajar após a cirurgia Clot risk, cast tightness at altitude, fitness to fly and the practicalities of travelling after upper-limb surgery. Open →

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