Dr. Richard Louis Hutchison MD
Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand
2300 E 30th St Bldg B Ste 103 Farmington NM, 87401About
Dr. Richard Hutchison is a hand surgeon practicing in Farmington, NM. Dr. Hutchison specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- César Roux and his original 1893 paper.
- Diagnosis of cubital tunnel syndrome.
- Fibonacci, littler, and the hand: a brief review.
- Polydactyly in the Southwest: art or anatomy-a photo essay.
- Frostbite of the hand.
- Radiographic indicators of a shared epiphysis in radial polydactyly.
- Prospective comparison of the six-item carpal tunnel symptoms scale and portable nerve conduction testing in measuring the outcomes of treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome with steroid injection.
- Biomechanical Comparison of 2 Methods of Intramedullary K-Wire Fixation of Transverse Metacarpal Shaft Fractures.
- Complications of Distal Phalanx Fractures in Children.
- Can Physical Examination Create a Stener Lesion?
Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Ganglion Cyst
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