Dr. Ruchelsman specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders; and injuries of the elbow; forearm; wrist; and hand in patients ranging in age from infancy to adulthood. His subspecialty practice includes upper extremity trauma and sports injuries; post traumatic reconstruction; tendon disorders; arthroscopy; peripheral nerve surgery; and microsurgery. He continues to pioneer the use of ultrasound-guided cortisone and platelet rich plasma injections in the hand and wrist.
My subspecialty expertise includes: Elite athlete hand and wrist injuries; Reconstructive techniques of the hand and wrist; Small joint arthroscopy; Peripheral nerve surgery; Ultra-sound guided injections
Keywords: Elite athlete hand and wrist injuries; Reconstructive techniques of the hand and wrist; Small joint arthroscopy; Peripheral nerve surgery; Ultra-sound guided injections
HAND & WRIST
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Endoscopic and Open)
Hand; Finger; Thumb Arthritis
Wrist Arthritis
Trigger Finger and Trigger Thumb (Injections and Release)
Hand and Finger Fractures (Boxer Fracture; Metacarpal Fracture; Phalanx Fracture)
Wrist Fractures (Distal Radius Fractures)
Nerve Injury and Repair (Nerve Lacerations; Cut Nerves)
Nerve Transfers (Radial; Ulnar or Median Nerve Palsy)
Thumb Ligament Reconstruction; CMC Arthroplasty (CMC Arthritis)
Scaphoid Fractures
Wrist Ligament Injuries (Scapholunate (SL) Tears)
Forearm Fractures (Radius and Ulna Fractures)
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Mucous Cysts (Finger Cyst)
Wrist Ganglion (Wrist Cyst)
Wrist Arthroscopy; TFCC Repair (Wrist Scope)
Ulnocarpal Impaction
Dupuytren's Contracture (Surgical Release and Nonoperative Treatment with Xiaflex (Collagenase))
Tendon Repair; Tendon Transfer; Tendon Reconstruction; Tendon Ruptures
Tendonitis of the Wrist (Dequervain's)
ELBOW
Elbow Arthritis
Biceps and Triceps Tears
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
Ulnar Nerve Compression (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome)
Elbow Fractures
Boston top hand surgeon; Newton Wellesley top hand surgeon; New England top hand surgeon; Nashua New Hampshire hand surgery