Citation

Young K, Greenwood A, Macquillan A, Lee S, Wilson S. J. Hand Surg. Eur. Vol. 2013; 38(8): 898-902.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1753193412475045

PMID

23340758

Abstract

This retrospective study reviews the demographics, morphology and management of paediatric hand fractures. Notes of all children with hand injuries attending a plastic surgery paediatric trauma clinic over a one-year period were reviewed. Non-bony injuries were excluded. A total of 303 fractures in 283 patients were included. Fracture incidence rose after the age of seven, peaking at 14 years of age; 76% of fractures occurred in males. Sporting injuries accounted for 47% of fractures. Physeal fractures were present in 39% of cases. Open fractures accounted for only 4% of all fractures. Management was primarily conservative. Only 5% of cases required surgical fixation; 6% of patients experienced complications.

Language: en