A Complete Dislocation of the Thumb Metacarpal: A Case Report
10.4055/jkoa.1990.25.5.1563
- Author:
Hyoun Oh CHO
;
Kyung Duk KWAK
;
Sung Do CHO
;
Snag Jeong LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dislocation;
Thumb metacarpal
- MeSH:
Dislocations;
Female;
Humans;
Joints;
Metacarpophalangeal Joint;
Range of Motion, Articular;
Shock;
Thumb
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1990;25(5):1563-1565
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
