hand injury
Damaged finger or wrist
A hand injury is damage to the hand from trauma, overuse, or accident—cuts, fractures, sprains, burns, or crushed fingers.
The term appears frequently in medical, workplace, and sports contexts: She filed a workers' comp claim for her hand injury.
Because hands are essential for most tasks, even minor hand injuries can significantly affect daily function.
- fractureSplit in hard material
- broken boneCracked skeletal element
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- bandageWound covering strip
- ice packFrozen pouch for injuries
stitches · deep cut · cut · bruise · swelling · fingers · trigger finger · wrist · carpal tunnel · palm · knuckles · splint · cast · bleeding · torn · grip · tendons · burn
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
body part affected
hand injuryfoot injury
Damage to lower extremity
head injury · knee injury · ankle injury · back injury · shoulder injury
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