title: Pediatric hand fractures.
abstract: Pediatric hand fractures are common childhood injuries. Identification of the fractures in the emergency room setting can be challenging owing to the physes and incomplete ossification of the carpus that are not revealed in the radiographs. Most simple fractures can be treated with appropriate immobilization through buddy taping, finger splints, or casting. If correctly diagnosed, reduced, and immobilized, these fractures usually result in excellent clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, University of Michigan, 2130 Taubman Center, SPC 5340, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5340, USA. Electronic address: nellansk@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Kate W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Nellans
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Malunion; Pediatric hand fractures; Physeal injuries of the hand; Radiographs