Midsota Hand Center

10/06/2025

To all our friends having difficulty eating their spaghetti...😁

04/01/2025

It's a team effort when you come to the Hand Center! Making a splint, fixing a shoe with velcro! Whatever it takes for our patients!

03/21/2025

Hand injuries no matter what level can be devastating. Working with our friends at Arm Dynamics function can be restored.

Dennis Roberts’ right thumb was amputated during a rocket explosion. He wears a positional prosthetic thumb and enjoys martial arts and golf.

03/04/2025

Our goal is to help our clients regain function after a hand injury.
One of the first goals is to make a fist as this allows a return to grasping utensils to eat, managing clothing fasteners to dress and grip a pencil to write.
Sometimes we have to make a splint to provide a slow, prolonged stretch to a stiff hand.
This is a static progressive splint.
It is a custom molded splint with individual finger slings that help in stretching a stiff joint.

01/07/2025

“Necessity is the mother of invention”, as the saying goes! We hope this will come in HANDy” for those stuck in a cast on a cold day!

11/13/2024

This Thanksgiving Activity Packet is a low to no prep bundle that includes over 120 pages to encourage children to practice fine motor, visual motor, bilateral hand coordination, and handwriting skills all with a Thanksgiving theme.

Created by an experienced Occupational Therapist, this will surely entertain and challenge your student’s skills!

11/13/2024

🍂 Thanksgiving-themed worksheets for fine motor and gross motor fun! Develop essential skills with festive flair! 🍁✍️

11/13/2024

Second MD in the WORLD! Way to go team!

🎉 Congratulations to James Drinane, DO, and the entire hand surgery team at CentraCare – Midsota Plastic Surgery! Dr. Drinane was the SECOND surgeon in the WORLD 🌍 to use nerve tape as part of a nerve graft.

Nerve tape is a novel nerve connection device that allows for a rapid, suture-less, nerve repair. For patients, this means a faster operative time and a stronger, more consistent repair with less scarring.

Pictured are Courtney Minadakis, PA-C, and Dr. Drinane

08/16/2024

James Drinane, DO, shares his motivation for performing hand surgeries, along with the range of surgeries he provides at CentraCare - Midsota Plastic Surgery...

06/07/2024

06/06/2024

Welcome Courtney! A great addition to our team!

04/30/2024

We love hearing about your journey!

A fumble with a knife when chopping vegetables jeopardized Jacque Polipnick's livelihood as a music teacher. She received treatment and rehabilitation for her severed tendon through the Hand Program at CentraCare - Midsota Plastic Surgery.

Read Jacque's story.

https://midsota.centracare.com/surgical-procedures/hand-program/giving-the-thumbs-up-to-hand-surgery-and-therapy/