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With a clinical practice that spans the range of upper extremity pathology, I have advanced training and interest in the newest techniques for hand and wrist trauma, arthritis of the upper extremity, nerve compression syndromes including carpal tunnel, tumors around the hand and arm, and repetitive stress injuries. The trend is towards less invasive procedures to allow more rapid return to work, sports, and daily activities. Surgery is just one option; many of these diagnoses can be successfully managed without surgery with a coordinated approach including therapy, medications, and patient education. Even though my focus is on the upper extremity pathology, it is important to recognize that these problems commonly affect the whole patient – their work, recreational activities, and even simple daily tasks – and their treatment must be undertaken in that context.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Hand Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
orthopedic Surgery
Surgery - hand Surgery
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Todd Guyetteanswered
Specializes in Hand Surgery
It depends: Scaphoid fractures are not all alike....Some scaphoid fracture patterns are more unstable than others and require more rigid immobilization that a spl... Read More
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Yes: Yes...But repeating the xrays at two weeks post injury to confirm or deny the presence of a scaphoid fracture is still recommended. We don't want to ... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:

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Trauma: Scaphoid fractures take a significant trauma to develop - a hard fall, motor vehicle accident, skiing injury.
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A 27-year-old member asked:

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See your doctor: Swelling from scaphoid fractures, combined with casting/splinting, can pinch nerves causing your symptoms.
Sometimes it takes modification of the s... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:

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It depends: It depends on the fracture location, displacement, and your health. Treatment ranges from immobilization in a cast or splint to surgery with pins/scr... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:

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It depends....: Wrist pain and its causes is complex and multifactorial. Finding the correct modifications for your situation to alleviate wrist pain requires evalu... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

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It depends...: There are many types of dislocated fingers which depend on the direction of the dislocation as well as any associated ligamentous or bony injuries. E... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:

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Splints, occ surgery: The location and character of the fracture makes a big difference on how hand fractures are treated.
Treatment ranges from protected rom, to spli... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:

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Surgery for arthriti: This is a common surgery for arthritis on the thumb side of the wrist either from old ligament injury or scaphoid fractures.
It involves remove the... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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Contact dermatitis: Most itchy bumps/spots of the palms are due to a contact dermatitis, or irritation from some exposure in our day-to-day world. This includes anything... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

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It depends...: Scaphoid fractures are treated differently depending on the location of the fracture, time out from the initial injury, and the patients needs.
Thi... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:

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Yes: Although the electrodiagnostic testing was done only on the arm, they do send signals to the neck to see if there is any cervical contribution.
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A 31-year-old male asked:

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Splints: Flexion of the elbows as wells as wrists as we sleep puts stress on the ulnar and median nerves respectively which contributes to cubital and carpal t... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

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Not likely: Carpal tunnel is when the median nerve gets pinched at the level of the wrist. The median nerve gives sensation to the thumb, index, middle, and half... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

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Xrays, CT scan: Scaphoid fractures are a radiographic diagnosis and requires either plain xray or sometimes ct.
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Depends on exposure: How much hand washing depends on your environment and how many items you are touching or manipulating.
It also depends not only what you touch, b... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:

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8-12 weeks: Assuming there is no fracture, sometimes the pain from a contused scaphoid can take 8-12 weeks to feel back to normal.
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A 46-year-old member asked:

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Pain, numbess, weak: Cubital tunnel syndrome is compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. This usually causes numbness/tingling in the ring and small fingers as well as... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Not likely: Night splints are the mainstay of treatment of early carpal tunnel. Only if they are ill fitted or causing wrist flexion/extension when worn may they... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:

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Nerve symptoms: Carpal tunnel is when the median nerve gets pinched at the level of the wrist. The median nerve gives sensation to the thumb, index, middle, and half... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:

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Several options...: Trigger finger occurs when the flexor tendon to the digit swells and then binds up at its entrance into the finger.
Management is focused on gettin... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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No : Carpal tunnel is when the median nerve gets pinched at the level of the wrist.
This "pinching" is done by the transverse carpal ligament which is ... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:

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Raynaud's: This is a classic presentation for raynaud's phenomena. It is disease where the peripheral arteries of the hand will spasm in response to temperature... Read More
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Possibly: Pain in the wrist has many different possibilities from carpal tunnel to tendinitis to ligament injuries and arthritis.
The hallmark of carpal tun... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:

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Splints, occ surgery: The location and character of the fracture makes a big difference on how hand fractures are treated.
Treatment ranges from protected rom, to spli... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:

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No -: Pain, in any form, is abnormal and is a sign that something is not functioning correctly.
What exactly is going on requires the evaluation by a med... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

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No: Glucosamine and chondroitin are components of cartilage and have no relationship to bone metabolism or denisty. So no, they will have no effect.
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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5-7+ weeks: The location and character of the fracture makes a difference how long a wrist fracture will heal.
Typically it takes 5-7 weeks, but compound fra... Read More
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Yes -: The symptoms depend upon the type of fracture, location, and severity of associated soft tissue injury.
These symptoms include pain, stiffness, swe... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

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You can't: Scaphoid fractures are a radiographic diagnosis...Hence they need an xray to be diagnosed.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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No : Carpal tunnel is when the median nerve gets pinched at the level of the wrist. The median nerve gives sensation to the thumb, index, middle, and half... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:

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8-12 weeks: Depending on the age of the fracture, fracture position, your health, this fracture with surgery can take 8-12 weeks to heal. Sometimes longer.
As... Read More
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Depends...: If only a small portion of the scaphoid involved we will observe. More significant involvement many times we will try revascularization procedures to... Read More
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It depends: It depends on the fracture location, displacement, and your health. Treatment ranges from immobilization in a cast to surgery with placement of a scr... Read More
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Pain, swelling: Traditionally scaphoid fractures are associated with pain and swelling on the thumb side of the wrist. Sometimes there is decreased motion of the wri... Read More
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Yes: Newer endoscopic techniques can require general anesthesia, but the traditional open technique, which has just as good results, can be done under stra... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:

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Xrays, CT: Repeat xrays 10-14 days after the injury, or ct scan immediately will show most scaphoid fractures.
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A 39-year-old member asked:

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It depends...: The bone component of uncomplicated wrist fractures take an average of 6 weeks to heal. But although the bone may be healed at that point, the stiffn... Read More
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It depends: Many times scaphoid fractures are associated with pain along the thumb side of the wrist. But there are some patients who only experience minimal to ... Read More
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Depends...: Any pain with the 'cracks'?
Altered wrist mechanics from a cartilage or ligament tear can cause abnormal, and normally painful clicking around the ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Todd Guyetteanswered
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It depends: The symptoms depend upon the type of fracture, location, and severity of associated soft tissue injury.
These symptoms include pain, stiffness, swe... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:

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It depends: It depends on the fracture location, displacement, and your health. Treatment ranges from immobilization in a cast or splint to surgery with pins/scr... Read More
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In most cases no...: Long fingers in isolation are not a problem. Some times long fingers are associated with systemic problems (eg. Marfans) and thus can have additional... Read More
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Cartilage tear: The pinky side of the wrist, also known as the ulnar wrist, commonly develops tears in a cartilage disc known by the acronym tfcc.
Most of these s... Read More
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Cubital tunnel: Everybody has heard of carpal tunnel, but the other commonly compressed nerve in the arm is the ulnar nerve.
The ulnar nerve resides in the groove ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

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Depends: Numbness after cast removal is not uncommon, but should improve within several days now that the compression from the cast is removed.
Pain may be ... Read More
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Depends...: Altered wrist mechanics from a cartilage or ligament tear can cause abnormal, and normally painful clicking around the wrist after trauma.
Some non... Read More
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It can be...: A slight overlap of the digits, particular of the small and ring finger, can be normal.
If there is significant overlap, or a significant differe... Read More
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Other options...: Although carpal tunnel is commonly noted on nerve studies, there are some cases where patients have symptoms of carpal tunnel but the tests remain neg... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:

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Many possibilities: There is a long list of diagnosis possible for atraumatic finger swelling and stiffness.
Most common is a trigger finger or stenosing tenosynovit... Read More
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TestimonialsRecommendations and Thank you notes are endorsements given from patients or other doctors.
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Feb 28, 2013
Dr. Guyette is a skilled and excellent hand surgeon and has my highest recommendations. I routinely refer patient's to him.
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Dec 16, 2012
Another local hand surgeon didn't even listen to me and after spouting off the articles he wrote and surgeries he has done, he looked me in the eye and said I needed surgery! And I don't think he eve...Read More
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Dec 16, 2012
I was a patient in 2004 for a trigger finger release and I thought that Dr.Guyette did an excellent job restoring the mobility and alleviating the pain in my finger. I had a ski accident that broke m...Read More
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Harvard Medical School
MD
Residency
Hospital For Special Surgery
Awards
Lewis Wagner Award for Excellence In Orthopaedic Research, Hospital for Special Surgery
Carl Walter Fellowship for Research, Harvard Medical School
Top Hand Surgeon , Second Place, Washington - Winter
2013
Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Washington State Medical Association
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
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