This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by LIAW, Y. Articles by MEAKIN, I. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by LIAW, Y. Articles by MEAKIN, I. Pubmed/NCBI databases Medline Plus Health Information Dislocations Fractures Hand Injuries and Disorders Wrist Injuries and Disorders Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Combined Fourth and Fifth Metacarpal Fracture and Fifth Carpometacarpal Joint Dislocation

From Bankstown District Hospital, Bankstown, Australia

Correspondence: Yong Liaw, 21 Wilson Street, Maroubra, NSW 2035, Australia.

Three cases of hamato-metacarpal fracture-dislocation with fracture of the shaft or base of the fourth metacarpal and dorsal dislocation of the fifth metacarpal are described. In one case this was associated with coronal fracture of the hamate. An oblique radiograph of the hand with the forearm pronated 15° and 45° provided a good view of the extent of the fourth and fifth carpometacarpal injury. Treatment with open reduction and internal fixation achieves good clinical results.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 20, No. 2, 249-252 (1995)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(05)80063-4


CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?