title: Carpal fractures.
abstract: Carpal fractures are exceedingly rare clinical entities and are often associated with concomitant injuries. In this review, we focus on fractures of the carpus, excluding the scaphoid, and provide an update on the current consensus as to mechanism, diagnosis, management, outcomes, and complications after such injuries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY; Melbourne Orthopaedic Group and Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Monash University, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY; Melbourne Orthopaedic Group and Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Monash University, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Eugene T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ek
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY; Melbourne Orthopaedic Group and Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Monash University, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: wolfes@hss.edu.
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D051224:Capitate Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D051225:Hamate Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D051220:Pisiform Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051222:Trapezium Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D051221:Triquetrum Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Carpal fracture; hamate; lunate; trapezium; triquetrum