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Emergency Care

Our physicians are available 24 hours a day for emergency hand, wrist and arm care.

Call (502) 561-4263 for all hand, wrist and arm injuries.

Welcome

Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center is one of the largest hand care programs in the world. With pioneering achievements in hand and microsurgery, research, therapy and orthotics, the physicians of Kleinert Kutz offer expertise in orthopedic and plastic surgery and provide comprehensive upper extremity care.

Services

From major trauma and replantations to less serious problems such as minor injuries Kleinert Kutz offers comprehensive care for the hand and arm.

About Us

Our goal is to restore to patients the function and quality of life associated with strong, healthy hands and arms.

Immediate Hand Care

Our Immediate Hand Care Center in New Albany, Indiana accepts hand and arm injuries from

8:00AM to 4:30 PM Monday – Friday.

History

Since 1960, more than 1,200 physicians from 58 countries have been trained as Hand Fellows in advanced microsurgical techniques in our Institute.

Christine M. Kleinert Institute

The Christine M. Kleinert Institute is the world’s largest Hand Fellowship Program. 

Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center

Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center with internationally known surgeons and researchers has grown steadily for more than 50 years.

MRI Center

Kleinert Kutz has the OrthOne® 1.0T Dedicated Extremity MRI in our New Albany office offering patients a totally non-claustrophobic and comfortable experience.

Hand Therapy Center

Kleinert Kutz Hand Therapy Center is a licensed outpatient facility that uses state-of-the-art equipment.

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Call (502) 561-4263 and speak to one of our Scheduling Coordinators or complete our Appointment Request Form


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The physicians of Kleinert Kutz offer expertise in orthopedic and plastic surgery and provide comprehensive care for the hand and arm.



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Common Conditions


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  1. Volar Plate injuries are often referred to as a "jammed finger". The Volar Plate can be defined as a very thick ligament that prevents hyperextension from occurring...

  2. Dupuytren's disease is a condition where the thick layer of tissue located between the skin and the tendons of the palm is thickened and/or contracted...

  3. Trigger finger or tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendon. The flexor tendons are the terminal extensions of the forearm muscles. The tendons enter the hand through the wrist and insert on the bones of the fingers to produce flexion or bending...

  4. A neuroma is a part of an irritated or injured nerve. The cause can be an acute injury that results in a laceration or contusion of a nerve. It can also be the result of repetitive trauma to a nerve...

  5. DeQuervain's tendonitis is inflammation of the tendons which travel on the thumb side of the wrist. In general, the tendons of the wrist and fingers, including the thumb...

  6. Fingertip and nailbed injuries are among the most common hand injuries. They can result from numerous mechanisms including cutting injuries (with kitchen knives), crushing injuries (car doors, hammering, etc.) or by other accidents with saws or industrial machines...

  7. Mallet finger is a deformity of the tip of the finger, which results in the inability to straighten the tip completely. This deformity is due to a rupture of the tendon that straightens or extends the end joint of the finger. In some patients, the deformity is due to a rupture of the tendon with a piece of bone attached to it...

  8. Fingertip and nailbed injuries are among the most common hand injuries. They can result from numerous mechanisms including cutting injuries (with kitchen knives), crushing injuries (car doors, hammering, etc.) or by other accidents with saws or industrial machines...

  9. Cubital tunnel syndrome is an acute or chronic compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. The nerve runs between the olecranon (posterior aspect of the elbow) and the medial epicondyle...

  10. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease that becomes serious, if left untreated. Its cause is unknown. It classically affects the lining of the joints and tendons. This may result in swelling with eventual joint destruction and wearing away of the tendons...

  11. Carpal metacarpal arthritis is arthritis at the base of the thumb joint. In a normal joint, cartilage covers the ends of each bone providing smooth and easy movement between the two surfaces...

  12. A neuroma is a part of an irritated or injured nerve. The cause can be an acute injury that results in a laceration or contusion of a nerve. It can also be the result of repetitive trauma to a nerve...

  13. A ganglion cyst is a benign mass commonly found on the back of the wrist and the end of joints in the fingers. These tumors or lumps usually arise from a joint or tendon. They are filled with a thick fluid (joint fluid) and covered by a thick sheath...

  14. Lateral epicondylitis is an inflammation of the tendons that attach the muscles of the forearm to outside of the elbow. It is also commonly known as "tennis elbow" due to the relationship between this sport and the development of this condition. The function of these muscles is to raise the wrist and fingers...

  15. The carpal bones, metacarpals and the phalanges (fingers) form the structural frame of the hand. Fractures of the hand can be non-displaced or displaced. Non-displaced fractures are those that have not lost normal alignment. Bone ends are shifted with displaced fractures and require realignment.

  16. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that may occur when the median nerve, a major provider of sensation to your hand and fingers, becomes compressed within the carpal tunnel...

Contact Us 800.477.4263
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Kleinert Kutz, PLLC 225 Abraham Flexner Way
Suite 700
Louisville, KY 40202
United States of America