@article{ref1,
title="Paediatric hand fractures",
journal="Journal of hand surgery (European volume)",
year="2013",
author="Young, K. and Greenwood, A. and Macquillan, A. and Lee, S. and Wilson, S.",
volume="38",
number="8",
pages="898-902",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1753-1934",
doi="10.1177/1753193412475045",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753193412475045"
}