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dc.contributor.authorDillon, J P
dc.contributor.authorLaing, A J
dc.contributor.authorThakral, R
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, J M
dc.contributor.authorMahalingam, K
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T15:05:42Z
dc.date.available2012-02-03T15:05:42Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-03T15:05:42Z
dc.identifier.citationEmerg Med J. 2006 Mar;23(3):e23.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1472-0213 (Electronic)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1472-0205 (Linking)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid16498147en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/emj.2005.027763en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/208860
dc.description.abstractWe describe a case of volar dislocation of the index carpometacarpal (CMC) joint in association with a Bennett's fracture of the thumb following a motorcycle accident. Volar dislocation of the index carpometacarpal joint is an exceedingly rare but easily missed injury, with only a few reported cases in the literature. This report highlights the importance of a true lateral radiograph and close scrutiny of the film to detect this injury. Closed reduction supplemented with Kirschner wire fixation restored normal anatomical relations and achieved an excellent clinical result.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Accidents, Trafficen_GB
dc.subject.meshAdulten_GB
dc.subject.meshDislocations/*etiology/radiography/therapyen_GB
dc.subject.meshFractures, Bone/*etiology/radiography/therapyen_GB
dc.subject.meshHumansen_GB
dc.subject.meshMaleen_GB
dc.subject.meshMetacarpus/*injuries/radiographyen_GB
dc.subject.meshMotorcyclesen_GB
dc.subject.meshThumb/*injuries/radiographyen_GB
dc.subject.meshWounds, Nonpenetrating/complications/*radiography/therapyen_GB
dc.titleVolar dislocation of the index carpometacarpal joint in association with a Bennett's fracture of the thumb: a rare injury pattern.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Orthopaedics, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Co. Cork, Ireland. , dillonjp@o2.ieen_GB
dc.identifier.journalEmergency medicine journal : EMJen_GB
dc.description.provinceMunster
html.description.abstractWe describe a case of volar dislocation of the index carpometacarpal (CMC) joint in association with a Bennett's fracture of the thumb following a motorcycle accident. Volar dislocation of the index carpometacarpal joint is an exceedingly rare but easily missed injury, with only a few reported cases in the literature. This report highlights the importance of a true lateral radiograph and close scrutiny of the film to detect this injury. Closed reduction supplemented with Kirschner wire fixation restored normal anatomical relations and achieved an excellent clinical result.


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