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Pee Dee Orthopaedics
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Mechanical engineer turned orthopaedic hand surgeon. Trained in Indianapolis, Indiana. Now residing in Florence, South Carolina.
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Hand Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
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28 Answers
20 Agrees
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Depends: Exercises come in a passive and active variety. Passive means using your other hand (or someone elses) to move your fingers. Active means using the fi... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Couple things: Limited wrist motion is likely related to wrist issue, but numbness in the hand with elbow posturing is likely nerve related. Best to be seen and eval... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
See a physicisn: Pain and drainage around the elbow require you evaluated by a physician. These type of symptoms should be evaluated immediately.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Depends: What you injured depends on where you stabbed your finger. Regardless, you should apply pressure to the finger to stop the bleeding, but avoid strangu... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Likely carpal tunnel: Night time pain in the wrist and hands can be caused by many things, but carpal tunnel symptoms are commonly more prominent at night. Best to be evalu... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
No oral medications: No oral medications affect dupuytrens, but there is an injectable "medication" that acts to dissolve a portion of the dupuytrens cord. Best to discuss... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Ligament tear thumb: Skier's thumb or gamekeepers thumb are common terms for a tear in the thumb mp joint ulnar collateral ligament. The mechanism of injury is a radially-... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Rotator cuff or...: Pain originating (without acute injury) in the shoulder which is activity related is commonly due to rotator cuff tendinitis or tearing, or biceps dys... Read More
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A member asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Need more info: Wrist pain can be caused by many issues, traumatic or atraumatic. Best to get evaluated by a physician so a more specific diagnosis can be determined... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Not "possible": Wrist pain after a fall or trauma can be due to many things, one of which is a scaphoid fracture. If someone suspects that you have a scaphoid fractu... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Maybe: Many times the exact cause of carpal tunnel is not determined...Some people just get it. Some repetitive activities (usually associated with vibration... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Benign cyst mass: Ganglion cysts arise from joint, and commonly cause local discomfort from a mass effect. They are filled with viscous sterile fluid, essentially an ul... Read More
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A member asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Need more info: Much of this depends on the injury you sustained and where the pins where placed. Pins are anchored within the bone, but multiple structures exists i... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Inflammation likely: Swelling suggests inflammation or injury, and tingling suggests nerve irritation. If no direct injury was involved, likely have a combination of infla... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Can be: Depending on your initial injury, swelling is common for several weeks to months (especially with fractures). This tends to improve with time and act... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Depends: Pins-and-needles or tingling in the fingertips can be caused by nerve compression, which can occur peripherally (i.e., carpal tunnel or cubital tunnel... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Not sure: Need to have evaluated and diagnosed. Treatment depends on cause (i.e., bacterial, viral, etc.). Best to see some trained in treating hand and finge... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Sure: Many times the exact cause of carpal tunnel is not determined...Some people just get it. Some repetitive activities can cause swelling within the tend... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Many things: Nighttime pain can because by a lot of different things including arthritis, tendinitis, and peripheral nerve compression. One very common thing is ca... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Likely carpal tunnel: Night time numbness and tingling is common of carpal tunnel. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatories are appropriate if tolerated, and a night-time wrist spl... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Get it checked: You need to have this looked at. Could be a "sprain" of your elbow ligaments, but also could be a torn ligament or even a fracture. Recommend seeing... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Nerve compression: The cubital tunnel is series of anatomic structures stabilizing the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Cubital tunnel syndrome is a spectrum of symptoms that c... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Various: Pain about the elbow can be caused my many things, both acute or chronic. Best to be evaluated by an orthopaedic surgeon to determine the exact diagn... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
No, but...: The surgery itself should not be painful, but postoperatively it is common to have soreness or pain in the palm as the wound heals.
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A member asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Tough to say: Pain in the small finger can be due to many things including nerve compression, tendinitis, or inflammation. Best to see an orthopedist or hand specia... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Lots of things: Hairstylists use their hands...A lot, and pain in your wrist and elbow may be due to many things including tendinitis, tendinosis, joint inflammation(... Read More
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Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Likely arthritis: Pain from the base of the thumb commonly occurs between thumb and index. Other causes included tendinitis or strain of the muscles controlling pinch.... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Matthew Welschanswered
Hand Surgery 27 years experience
Get it checked: Swelling about the elbow without a specific injury could be inflammation or infection. If resolving on its own, unlikely infection. Common things incl... Read More
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Thank you notes
Dr. Thomas Fischer
Nov 27, 2012
Matt Welsch is a caring and clinically excellent hand and upper extremity surgeon. I have known Matt since he was a resident. When we evaluate residents there is a check box that says "would you let...Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Welsch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Welsch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical College of Wisconsin
Graduated 2004MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Notre Dame
Graduated 1996MD
Residency
Indiana University Hospital
Residency
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH
Awards
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Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
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