TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Paediatric hand fractures
JO  - Journal of hand surgery (European volume)
A1  - Young, K.
A1  - Greenwood, A.
A1  - Macquillan, A.
A1  - Lee, S.
A1  - Wilson, S.
SP  - 898
EP  - 902
VL  - 38
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1753-1934
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753193412475045
ID  - ref1
ER  -