Simple hand fractures that aren't.
Patients expect physicians to predict the future. Recognizing injuries that behave badly improves care and modulates expectations. Your antennae should deploy when you are presented with a simple fracture that isn't.
Baratz
Mark E
ME
Division of Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Allegheny General Hospital, 1307 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA. mbaratz@wpahs.org
Bauman
John T
JT
D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D050276:Hand Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020127:Recovery of Function; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods