Ten Tips to Simplify the Spaghetti Wrist.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Clifton Meals, Emory University; James Chang, Stanford University
• Language: English
• Date: 2018-12
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2018 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001971
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
• ISSN: 2169-7574
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 12
• Start Page: e1971
• End Page: e1971
• Grant/Funding Information: The Article Processing Charge was paid for by the authors.
• Keywords: full house; Spaghetti wrist; distal volar forearm; laceration; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Hand surgeons refer to deep lacerations of the volar distal forearm as "spaghetti wrists." Given that multiple tendons, vessels, and nerves often require repair, this injury may be intimidating. We review management of spaghetti wrists and summarize with 10 simplifying tips.