Double dislocations of the fourth and fifth metacarpals

Citation
Ly. Chao et al., Double dislocations of the fourth and fifth metacarpals, ORTHOPEDICS, 21(10), 1998, pp. 1147-1148
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
ORTHOPEDICS
ISSN journal
01477447 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1147 - 1148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-7447(199810)21:10<1147:DDOTFA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Simultaneous double dislocations of the fourth and fifth metacarpals have n ot been reported previously in the literature. Even double dislocation of a single metacarpal is rare. Only two cases of these injuries of the little finger(1,2) have been reported previously. This article presents a case of simultaneous dislocations of the carpometacarpal joints and metacarpophalan geal joints of the ring and little fingers in which the diagnosis was misse d initially.