J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1990 Oct;25(5):1563-1565. 10.4055/jkoa.1990.25.5.1563.

A Complete Dislocation of the Thumb Metacarpal: A Case Report

• Cho HO
• Kwak KD
• Cho SD
• Lee SJ

• KMID: 2443375
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1990.25.5.1563

Abstract

Carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints of the thumb exhibit relatively wide range of motion, which may act as a shock absorber. So dislocation of these joints are relatively rare. Furthermore, a complete dislocation of the thumb metacarpal by simultaneous dislocation of carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints is a very rare injury, and only a few cases were reported in the English literatures. The authors will present a case of a complete dislocation of the thumb metacarpal in a 31 years old female.

Keyword

Dislocation; Thumb metacarpal

MeSH Terms

Dislocations*
Female
Humans
Joints
Metacarpophalangeal Joint
Range of Motion, Articular
Shock
Thumb*