title: The injured hand.
abstract: Careful evaluation and diagnosis of the injured hand, with appropriate early treatment, can reduce the morbidity of a hand injury substantially. Aim for uncomplicated primary healing of injured structures, keeping oedema, inflammation and subsequent scar immobility to a minimum. If the repair is beyond your surgical skills or experience--refer early.
authors.affiliation: Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sach
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*