injuries and poisoning
Hand Fractures
Introduction
Any bone in the hand can be broken. Hand fractures include Wrist Fractures (carpals) Fractures of the Palm (metacarpals) Finger Fractures (phalanges) (See also Overview of Fractures .) Common carpal bone fractures include Scaphoid Fractures and fractures of the hook of hamate (see For hands to function normally, many muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones must work together. Seemingly minor fractures can seriously injure soft tissues. If these injuries are not treated appropriately, joints can become stiff, weak, or permanently misshapen, greatly disabling people. 