John Knight's video: Hand Fracture Surgery

http://www.handandwristinstitute.com/hand-fractures-surgeon-los-angeles/ - The delicate bones of the hand are extremely likely to be injured due to their importance in most day-to-day tasks. They are especially likely to be injured in a fall, or by traumatic crushing or blunt trauma injuries, or twisting and torqueing. All of these are likely to lead to fractures of the hand. The three bones of the finger, from closest to furthest, are the proximal, middle and distal phalanges. The distal phalanx can be broken off in what is called a tuft fracture, which requires the insertion of a wire into the tip to hold it to the larger body of the phalanx and allows for healing. The middle and proximal phalanges are susceptible to oblique and transverse fractures. Oblique fractures occur on an angle, and usually require internal fixation using screws to correct. Transverse fractures are a straight break across the body of the phalanx, and also usually require screws or wires to be fixed in place and allowed to heal. Finger alignment is an important tool for doctors to determine if there has been a break. The broken finger will not line up with the rest of the working fingers and so break the line of a closed fist, sometime extending over or under the adjacent finger. Four to six weeks is the standard recovery period for a hand fracture, consisting of a removable brace to keep the hand from moving and letting the bone knit itself back together cleanly. Once the hardware is removed in a short, locally anesthetized surgery after this time, a rigorous regimen of therapy is necessary in order to return your hand to as much functionality as is possible given your injury.