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Acetabular Fracture Ankle Fractures Barton's Fracture: ...

Rolando fracture initially was described in 1910 in a series of 12 metacarpal base fractures, of which 3 involved a Y-shaped split of the joint surface.1 The fracture was described as having 3 major fragments: metacarpal shaft, dorsal metacarpal base, and volar metacarpal base. Currently, the term has come to...

Hand fractures, a frequent emergency department complaint, are the most common fractures of the body. Proper management at initial evaluation of hand injuries can prevent a significant amount of morbidity and disability. Emergency physicians, often the first to assess these fractures, must have the skills to properly evaluate and manage...

In 1882, Edward Hallaran Bennett, MD, described the fracture of the base of the first metacarpal that bears his name. Bennett described the anatomic details of the fracture and suggested that early diagnosis and treatment are imperative to prevent loss of function of this highly mobile joint
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Malunion may be defined as healing of a fracture in an abnormal (nonanatomic) position. In the hand, it presents a combined functional and aesthetic problem. The management of malunion of hand fractures is more complex than the management of malunion of fractures elsewhere in the skeleton. Good hand function depends...

Trauma to the hand is exceedingly common, not infrequently resulting in metacarpal and phalangeal fractures and dislocations. Most of these injuries can be managed nonoperatively, utilizing immobilization or controlled mobilization. For certain intra-articular fractures, displaced and angulated fractures, unstable fracture patterns, combined or open injuries, as well as irreducible and...

This article offers a detailed review of injuries of the thumb. The topics covered include the following: Thumb phalangeal fractures Mallet thumb Thumb interphalangeal (IP) dislocations Thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) dislocations Thumb metacarpal fractures Metacarpal head Metacarpal shaft Metacarpal base Extra-articular fractures Bennett fracture Rolando fracture Comminuted fractures Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) dislocations Thumb MCP ulnar collateral ligament injuries (skier's and/or gamekeeper's thumb)
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In nine patients of median age 34 years who had sustained an amputation of the thumb at a median 24 (5 to 131) months previously, we lengthened the first metacarpal by 30 (17 to 36) mm. Seven amputations had been through the proximal phalanx and two through the metacarpal. The first two patients had autogenous grafting...

# mechanism: forced abduction of thumb
# findings:
* intraarticular fracture/dislocation of the base of the 1st metacarpal at the ulnar aspect
* small fragment of metacarpal continues to articulate with the trapezium
* lateral retraction of metacarpal shaft by abductor pollicis longus

Metacarpal fractures are common injuries. Metacarpal fracture nonunions are uncommon because of the support provided by adjacent metacarpals, but can be a difficult problem following high energy trauma. This series of pictures document the difficulty of treating a middle metacarpal nonunion following a gunshot injury.

We report the unusual case of a horizontal fracture of the metacarpal head, complicated by 90°dorsal rotation about a transverse axis, and extrusion of the head fragment from the joint capsule. We describe our approach to assessment, surgical management and successful restoration of function.
A.W. ElMaraghy, M.W. Devereaux, V. Panchapakesan Can...

We present the case of a right handed construction worker who has sustained two fractures in his left forearm. In 1990 he sustained a wrist fracture which failed to heal. The bone of the distal radius, ulna and carpus was re-absorbed. In 1995 he had radiotherapy and a free vascularized...

Fractures of the metacarpals are a common injury and account for approximately thirty to forty percent of all hand fractures. The border digits are the most commonly affected. Fractures at the neck of the small finger metacarpal, also known as boxer’s fractures, are among the most common injuries to the...

We present the case of a right handed construction worker who has sustained two fractures in his left forearm. In 1990 he sustained a wrist fracture which failed to heal. The bone of the distal radius, ulna and carpus was re-absorbed. In 1995 he had radiotherapy and a free vascularized...

Boxer's fracture is a common name for a fracture of the distal fifth metacarpal and received its name from one of its most common causes, punching an object with a closed fist. It can occur from a fistfight or from punching a hard object.

Campbell originally coined the term gamekeeper's thumb in 1955,1 because this condition was most commonly associated with Scottish gamekeepers, especially rabbit keepers, in whom the injury was work related. The injury occurred as the men sacrificed game such as rabbits; the animals' necks were broken between the ground and the...

Fractures of the metacarpals generally occur with a straightforward history of trauma. The exception is an open fracture over the dorsal aspect of the metacarpal phalangeal (MCP) joint - particularly over the fourth or fifth digit. In this case, clinical suspicion for "fight bites" must be raised as the appropriate...

There are several different types of external fixation. There is the transarticular external fixator with pins in the second metacarpal and pins in the radius. It can be either static or dynamic i.e. a locking ball-joint system which permits wrist mobilization midway through the treatment). There is also periarticular... Expert

most frequent of all thumb frx; - described in 1882 by Dr. Edward Bennet; - it is a frx dislocation, intra-articular frx at base of carpometacarpal joint of the thumb; - involves an oblique intraarticular metacarpal frx (known as the palmar...

Anatomy:
- Tunnel V:
- overlies distal ends of radioulnar articulation on dorsum of wrist, contains EDM;
- Tunnel VI:
- in groove between the...