HAND SURGERY

Fellowship -Trained Specialists

AVALA is proud to provide Covington, Slidell and Hammond with highly rated hand specialists, trained to treat a number of issues dealing with the hand, wrist and upper extremities of the body (shoulder, arm, elbow).

Conditions We Treat
- Animal Bites
- Arthritis
- Burns
- Carpal Tunnel
- Crush Injuries
- Cysts
- De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren’s Contracture
- Finger Dislocations & Fractures
- Ganglion Cysts
- Hand Fractures, Sprains, Tendonitis
- Infections/Inflammation
- Lacerations
- Ligament Injuries
- Mallet Finger (Jamming a Finger)
- Nerve Injuries
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Deformities
- Tenosynovitis
- Trigger Finger
- Tumors
- Wrist Fractures, Sprains, & Tendonitis
Minimally Invasive Treatments
AVALA Hand physicians, Dr. Brent McCarty and Dr. Grayson Terral are conservative hand care experts. If a surgery is recommended, we will use the latest technology to treat your hand or wrist pain. Here’s some common surgeries we perform.
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Trigger Finger Release
- Mass Excisions
- Ulnar Nerve Transposition

Endoscopic Surgery

Less Invasive, Same Result

Northshore hand specialists, Dr. Grayson Terral and Dr. Brent McCarty are ready and able to treat a number of hand conditions. Our integrated medical team will explore all treatment options before surgery, including therapy and other conservative approaches to your condition. If surgery is recommended, our specialists will use the LEAST invasive methods to treat hand and wrist conditions.

What Does Endoscopic Mean?
An endoscopic surgery will use a small camera attached to a tube. That tool is inserted into a small incision to help the doctor see the body and perform a surgery without needing to make a larger incision.

This approach has the following benefits:
- Smaller incisions
- Less Risk of Infection
- Faster Recovery
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release

A well-known endoscopic hand surgery is the Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release. This procedure may be recommended if non-surgical treatments do not help existing symptoms, if the symptoms are severe, or if there is suspected nerve damage.

During endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery, the transverse carpal ligament is cut. This releases pressure on the median nerve, relieving carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms.

The small incisions in the palm are closed with stitches. The gap where the ligament was cut will eventually fill with scar tissue.
Other Surgeries We Perform

AVALA Hand Specialists, Dr. Brent McCarty and Dr. Grayson Terral are board certified and fellowship trained to complete a variety of hand surgeries. Dr. McCarty and Dr. Terral utilize state-of-the-art technology to assist with minimally invasive surgeries, trauma care, degenerative conditions, total joint replacement, and arthroscopic advances for the elbow, wrist, and hand injuries.

Recover at home, the same day as your surgery

Most of our treatments can be completed in our offices or on an outpatient basis with our partner hospitals.

Cortisone injections can be administered on-site. Some minimally invasive procedures can also be done inside our office – at our hand specialists’ discretion. Surgeries are typically done on an out-patient basis, with patients returning home on the same day as their procedures.

AVALA HAND THERAPY Here for you from start to finish.

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