J Korean Fract Soc.  1999 Oct;12(4):1031-1033.

Simultaneous Fracture-Dislocation of the Carpometacarpal and Metacarpophalangeal joint of the Thumb

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Orthopedic Surery, Sun General Hospital, Tae-jon, Korea.
  • 2Tae-jon Tongbu Orthopedic Clinic, Korea.

Abstract

Simultaneous multiple dislocation of the thumb is a very rare injury. We experienced a case of simultaneous fracture-dislocation of the carponletacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb which was treated by closed reduction and percutaneous K-wire fixation. The clinical retult was satisfactory.

Keyword

thumb; carpometacarpal joint; metacarpophalangeal Joint; simultaneous fracture-slocation; closed reduction and K-wire fixation

MeSH Terms

Carpometacarpal Joints
Dislocations
Metacarpophalangeal Joint*
Thumb*
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