Children's skeletal injuries.
Injuries in children occur most frequently to their hands and result in a different spectrum of injury than that seen in adults. Basic concepts of the maturing skeleton are discussed along with diagnostic concerns and guiding principles of treatment.
D001846:Bone Development; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries