Frantz joined Mid-America Orthopedics in She grew up in the rural Kansas town of Conway Springs. After completing her undergraduate studies at Tabor College, she received a degree in Physician Assistant from WSU and worked for an upper extremity orthopedic surgeon for 9 years. The 5 years of orthopedic surgery residency was also completed in Wichita, followed by a busy year at the University of Iowa for hand surgery fellowship.
Frantz is excited to return to the Wichita orthopedic community where she will offer services in hand and upper extremity surgery. She has a special interest in congenital and pediatric hand surgery and well as treating sports and work related injuries in addition to the wide breadth of hand surgery. She will also serve the community with treating patients through hand trauma call.
She will be seeing patients at the east side Hand Center as well as the west Wichita location. How It Works: A local anesthetic is used to numb the area for surgery. Conditions: While not every procedure can be performed with wide-awake hand surgery, there are many, with the number of conditions continuing to increase. Examples of common conditions include: β Nerve compression β Tendon disorders and repairs β Ligament repairs β Fracture fixation β Arthritic conditions β Mass or skin biopsy or removal.
Dupuytren contracture is a painless condition that causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm of the hand. This can easily be tested for by placing your hand flat on a table.
You may first experience knots or bumps of tissue forming under the skin that look like calluses. These eventually create a thick cord that cause the fingers bending towards the palm. Dupuytren contracture most often affect the ring and litter fingers which can interfere with everyday activities such as placing your hands in your pockets, putting on gloves, shaking hands or working at your job.
