title: Articular fractures of the hand. Part I: Guidelines for assessment.
abstract: Articular fractures of the hand represent a particularly challenging group of injuries owing to the frequent comminution of the fractured bone, disruption of a finely balanced soft-tissue sleeve, and a propensity for scarring and contractures. Assessment of these fractures must include accurate delineation of the injury, using roentgenographic and computed tomographic imaging to define articular congruency, and a precise examination to determine stability.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Dick
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed