title: Hand injuries in children.
abstract: Hand injuries in children are seen frequently in the office and the emergency room. Basic principles determine which fractures, tendon injuries, dislocations, nerve injuries, fingertip injuries, infections, and amputations can be treated by the primary physician and which should be referred to a specialist.
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy