title: Surgical treatment of carpal and hand injuries in children.
abstract: Most carpal and hand injuries in children are treated nonsurgically. However, surgical treatment is often required for certain clinical situations. Complications resulting from pediatric hand fractures, dislocations, and soft-tissue injuries are most commonly caused by a failure to identify and treat an injury requiring surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans