Fourth and Fifth Metacarpal Base Arthrodesis for Posttraumatic Arthritis of Fifth Carpometacarpal Joint

Dislocation of the fifth carpometacarpal joint.

Carpometacarpal Joint Fracture Dislocation of Second to Fifth Finger

BACKGROUND Carpometacarpal joint fracture dislocation of the second to fifth finger is a rare hand injury associated with high energy trauma. Due to severe swelling and overlapping of bones on the radiograph of wrist-hand, dislocations are missed. We reported a series of six patients with rare carpometacarpal joint fracture dislocation treated with open reduction. METHODS We retrospectively s...

Ulnopalmar dislocation of the fifth carpometacarpal joint. A rare injury.

Volar dislocation of the carpometacarpal joint of the little finger is an uncommon injury. It is subdivided in ulnopalmar and radiopalmar dislocations. The injury can easily be missed on standard x-rays. Closed reduction and K-wire fixation has commonly been used in the treatment, although closed reduction and casting has been reported. Only 10 cases of an ulnopalmar dislocation were published ...

A Case of Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fracture

Aims: Determining the impact mechanism is one of the most important measures in forensic science. The mechanism of fracture of the metacarpal neck is squeezed directly into the fist. Often, this type of fracture is due to the impact of the first depending on the hard. In this study, we introduce a case of this fracture. Patient’s Information: He was a middle-aged man, who had ache with various ...

“Mirrored” Rolando's Fracture of the Base of the Fifth Metacarpal

DESCRIPTION A 58-year-old woman was involved in a motor vehicle accident. She sustained diffuse swelling over the dorsum of her dominant hand along with a hematoma extending from the level of the metacarpophalangeal joint to the wrist. There was also extensive bruising over the palmer aspect. There was no obvious neurovascular compromise.