title: [Fresh fractures! Classification, management, results and problems: the wrist joint].
abstract: Carpal bone fractures are rare, with an incidence of 13% compared to that of fractures and luxations of the hand bones. Generally they are intraarticular fractures. Fracture of the scaphoid bone occurs most frequently, with an incidence of 75%. The greater number of fractures is found in the middle-third of the wrist bordering on the os lunatum. They are usually treated conservatively by splinting with a cast. Surgery is indicated only when the fracture is open, instable, dislocated or combined with carpal instabilities.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Hand-, Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Malteser-Krankenhaus, Bonn.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brüser
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000601:surgery*