title: Fractures of the phalanges of the hand.
abstract: A retrospective study has been made of 100 unselected adult finger fractures and a smaller group of similar injuries in children. The principles of treatment are reviewed, a simple practical classification of finger fractures suggested, and the treatment of each type described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies