Dr. Terry Messer from Raleigh Hand to Shoulder Center discussed the treatment of patients with TFCC injuries of the wrist. TFCC injuries are a common source of ulnar-sided wrist pain. Surgical and non-surgical options were described. He spoke at WakeMed Raleigh Hospital hand conference on 8/29/22.
Dr. Terry Messer is a native of Reading, PA. He received his doctorate in medicine from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995. This was followed by an internship and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago . Dr. Messer completed his fellowship at the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery in Louisville, KY. Upon completion of his hand fellowship, Dr. Messer joined the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2001 as a hand and upper extremity specialist. He also practiced at Wake Orthopedics until 2006.