RT Book, Section
A1 Escarza, Robert
A1 Loeffel, Maurice F.
A1 Uehara, Dennis T.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121517366
T1 Wrist Injuries
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121517366
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  wrist  is  the  area  from  the  distal  radius  and  ulna  to  the  carpometacarpal  joints.  It  is  a  complex  unit  with  articulations  among  the  eight  carpal  bones  and  the  distal  radius  and  ulna.  Wrist  injuries  are  common,  accounting  for  2.5%  of  ED  visits  annually.1  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.