Wrist and hand skeletal injuries in children

Hand Clin. 1990 Nov;6(4):723-38.

Abstract

When accidents occur, the hand is the part of the body most often thrust out to lessen the consequences, resulting in a wide array of combinations of soft-tissue and chondro-osseous injuries. Pediatric wrist and hand skeletal injuries discussed in this article include growth mechanism injury, fractures and dislocations, nailbed injuries, fingertip injuries, burns, and frostbite.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Fracture Fixation
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery
  • Hand Injuries / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / surgery
  • Wrist Injuries / surgery*