title: Hand and wrist fractures in occupational medicine.
abstract: Hand fractures are so common in the workplace that a wide variety of physicians see and treat these injuries on a daily basis. This article is designed to assist in their primary diagnosis and care, as well as to recommend when it is best to arrange treatment by a hand specialist.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Institute of Hand and Plastic Surgery, Ltd. Scottsdale 85251.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Bodell
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*