RT Book, Section
A1 Long, Brit
A1 Koyfman, Alex
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1167029387
T1 Wrist Injuries
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167029387
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  wrist  is  the  area  from  the  distal  radius  and  ulna  to  the  carpometacarpal  joints.  Wrist  injuries  are  common,  accounting  for  2.5%  of  ED  visits  annually,  and  up  to  25%  of  all  sports  injuries  include  the  hand  or  wrist.1-3  Clinical  diagnosis  is  often  difficult,  and  even  subtle  injuries  may  lead  to  significant  impairment  if  not  properly  diagnosed  and  treated.  Management  options  vary  from  conservative  to  surgical,  so  an  understanding  of  the  functional  anatomy,  mechanisms  of  injury,  and  clinical  evaluation  is  needed  for  proper  diagnosis  and  treatment.