SIMULTANEOUS DISLOCATION OF THE FIVE CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS WITH CONCOMITANT FRACTURES OF THE TUBEROSITY OF THE TRAPEZIUM AND THE HOOK OF THE HAMATE: CASE REPORT

Multiple carpometacarpal dislocations, with fractures of the trapezium and hook of the hamate carpals are rare. We report an exceedingly rare constellation of these injuries. The routine use of a carpal tunnel view is advised to identify the associated avulsion fractures with multiple carpometacarpa...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of trauma 1993-09, Vol.35 (3), p.479-483
Hauptverfasser: Hsu, Kuo-Yao, Wu, Chi-Chun, Wang, Kun-Chuang, Shih, Churs-Hsiung
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Zusammenfassung:Multiple carpometacarpal dislocations, with fractures of the trapezium and hook of the hamate carpals are rare. We report an exceedingly rare constellation of these injuries. The routine use of a carpal tunnel view is advised to identify the associated avulsion fractures with multiple carpometacarpal dislocations. We found tittle on this subject in existing papers. It is important because painful nonunion of avulsion fractures and compressive ulnar or median neuropathy may be ignored and thus not receive suitable treatment.
ISSN:0022-5282
1529-8809
DOI:10.1097/00005373-199309000-00025