SESAMOID BONE INTERPOSITION COMPLICATING REDUCTION OF A HALLUX JOINT DISLOCATION

Authors
WARD SJ SHERIDAN RP KENDALL IG
Citation
Sj. Ward et al., SESAMOID BONE INTERPOSITION COMPLICATING REDUCTION OF A HALLUX JOINT DISLOCATION, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 13(4), 1996, pp. 297-298
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care","Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of accident & emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510622
Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
297 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0622(1996)13:4<297:SBICRO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
This is the first reported case of sesamoid bone interposition in the interphalangeal joint of the hallux as a complication of closed reduct ion of a dislocated interphalangeal joint of the hallux. The case also highlights the importance of post-reduction radiographs.