Thumb and index finger macrodactyly with first carpometacarpal and scaphotrapezotrapezoidal joints fusion: inevitable consequence?

Thumb and index finger macrodactyly with first carpometacarpal and scaphotrapezotrapezoidal joints fusion: inevitable consequence?

To cite: Iyengar KP, Matar HE, Suraliwala K. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218043 DESCRIPTION Macrodactyly is a descriptive term used for a rare anomaly of disproportionately large digit noted at birth or that develops within the first years of life. The soft tissue and skeletal elements are diffusely enlarged in the affected digit or digits....

Simultaneous Volar Dislocations of Carpometacarpal and Metacarpophalangeal Joints of the Thumb

INTRODUCTION Multiple dislocations of joints in the hand are rare. Double dislocations of the thumb joints have only been reported on four previous occasions, in all cases reported to date, the joints have dislocated dorsally. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 26-year-old male patient with simultaneous volar dislocations of the carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints of the thumb. T...

Variations in the nerves of the thumb and index finger.

The digital nerves to the thumb and index finger have been studied by dissecting twenty-five embalmed upper limbs. The palmar digital nerves to the thumb were constant in position and course, with a short lateral cutaneous branch from the radial palmar digital nerve in 30 per cent of cases. The palmar digital nerves to the index finger had a variable pattern, the commonest arrangement, well des...

Thumb and finger sucking.

Simultaneous carpometacarpal and metocarpophalangeal joints dislocation: a case report

Introduction: Carpometocarpal and metacarpophalangeal dislocations, each are among rare dislocations in hand and wrist, and their simultaneous occurrence in the same hand is extremely rare and as case reports. Case report: Herein we report a patient in whom, simultaneous fracture/dislocation of these joints had occurred in two of the fingers of his right hand. Aside from reporting our case, a ...