Knowra Hand injuries Hand injuries Hand injuries are traumatic damage to the bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, skin, nerves, or blood vessels of the hand. They range from minor cuts and sprains to fractures, amputations, and crush injuries.
Hand anatomy : The structures of the wrist, palm, and fingers, including bones, joints, muscles, tendons, nerves, and blood vessels. Injury effects depend on which hand structures are damaged.
Crush injury : Tissue damage caused by prolonged or intense compression between surfaces or objects. Compression can injure multiple hand tissues, even when the skin remains intact.
Hand examination : A clinical assessment of hand structure, movement, sensation, circulation, and function. A systematic examination helps identify injuries that a wound's appearance can hide.
Hand sprain : An injury to a ligament supporting a hand or finger joint, usually caused by stretching or tearing. A sprain affects stabilizing ligaments, unlike a fracture that breaks bone.
Hand fracture : A break in one or more bones of the hand, including the metacarpals and phalanges. Fractures are a common form of traumatic hand injury.
Laceration : A tear or cut in the skin or other soft tissue, commonly caused by a sharp or blunt force. A hand laceration may conceal tendon, nerve, or vessel damage.
Hand radiography : X-ray imaging used to assess the bones and alignment of the hand and fingers. Radiographs help locate fractures and dislocations after trauma.
Hand dislocation : A displacement of bones at a hand or finger joint that disrupts normal joint alignment. Dislocation alters joint alignment and may coexist with fractures or soft-tissue injury.
Flexor tendon injury : Damage to a tendon that bends a finger or thumb, often caused by a cut or forceful pull. Tendon damage can prevent active finger flexion despite intact bones.
Avulsion injury : An injury in which tissue is forcibly torn away from its normal attachment. Avulsion can strip skin or detach tendons and other structures.
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