What is New in Pediatric Wrist Fractures?
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Julie Balch Samora; Greg Grenier
- Source
- Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 29:55-66
- Subject
- 030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Ossification
Population
030229 sport sciences
Wrist
Wrist injury
body regions
03 medical and health sciences
Pediatric patient
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Physical therapy
Medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Surgery
medicine.symptom
business
education
Pediatric population
- Language
- ISSN
- 1048-6666
There are a multitude of unique issues that arise in the management of wrist injuries in the pediatric population. The pediatric wrist is a complex region that is susceptible to both acute and chronic injuries. A thorough understanding of the unique anatomy and radiographic progression of ossification of the pediatric wrist is necessary for both diagnoses and treatment. This review will cover the most recent literature regarding the management of distal radius fractures and scaphoid fractures in the pediatric patient population.