MRI shows a high incidence of carpal fractures in children with posttraumatic radial-sided wrist tenderness

Background and purpose — The epidemiology and optimal diagnostics of wrist injuries in children are not knotwn. We describe fractures revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a prospective population of children and adolescents with posttraumatic radial-sided wrist tenderness, and compare the...

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Main Authors: Peter Jørgsholm, Niels Thomsen, Jack Besjakov, Sven Abrahamsson, Anders Björkman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-09-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1210940