Pediatric hand disease. Diagnosis and treatment.
Proper care of the pediatric hand requires a careful, systematic history, and physical examination, and is facilitated by recognizing common disease patterns, making it easier to determine which conditions require specialty referral, and the timing of those referrals. The article outlines pertinent details of examination and discusses diagnosis and treatment of a number of common diseases entities of the hand.
Ablove
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
Moy
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Peimer
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D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D010372:Pediatrics; D010808:Physical Examination