Medicine and science in sports and exercise
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Feb 1985
Current concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of hand and wrist injuries in sports.
The hand is the most commonly injured part in sport. Fortunately, most injuries are minor and do not interfere with the sport participation, but even these leave residual functional deficits that may increase with time. ⋯ A program is herein described outlining the care of minor and major sports injuries to the hand that tries to return the injured player quickly to the sport participation while not jeopardizing the future. Because injuries to this most important tool are so frequent, it is recommended that a lecture be given to each sport group prior to the season to describe and raise the awareness of the players regarding hand and finger injury.