Multiple Fractures of Hand Bones

Definition:
Fractures of the bones in the hand are often the result of falls, crush, or sports-related injuries. Hand fractures may involve the phalanges of the digits, the long metacarpal bones of the mid-hand, or the carpal bones of the wrist (ex scaphoid, lunate). A hand fracture is the same as a break in the bone. Hand fractures are classified as displaced or non-displaced, comminuted (multiple fragments) or simple, extra-articular or involving a joint surface.
Purchase 3 Phases

Symptoms
  • Pain in the hand
  • Swelling in the hand
  • Loss of ROM in the hand
Causes
  • Fall on an outstretched hand
  • Direct blow to hand
Treatment
  • Period of immobilization
  • Progress to ROM and stretching
  • Hand intrinsic muscle strengthening
Multiple Fractures of Hand Bones Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Ice Massage Hand Wrist
  • Wrist Flexor Stretch At Wall
  • Wrist Extensor Stretch At Wall
  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization Wrist And Hand

Multiple Fractures of Hand Bones Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Putty Gripping
  • Wrist Curls

Multiple Fractures of Hand Bones Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension