FRACTURE OF THE ULNAR SESAMOID OF THE METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT OF THE THUMB - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
ALTUN M ERDIL H SAHIN H GUMUSBURUN E
Citation
M. Altun et al., FRACTURE OF THE ULNAR SESAMOID OF THE METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT OF THE THUMB - A CASE-REPORT, Clinical anatomy, 11(1), 1998, pp. 60-61
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Anatomy & Morphology
Journal title
Clinical anatomy → ACNP
ISSN journal
08973806
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
60 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-3806(1998)11:1<60:FOTUSO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Fracture of the thumb sesamoid bones is rare. We report here a fractur e of the ulnar sesamoid in a 25-year-old man caused by a fall on his o utstretched hand. He complained of pain and loss of thumb motion. Phys ical examination revealed tenderness, swelling,, and a hematoma over t he first metacarpal joint of the right thumb. Radiographs showed a fra cture of the ulnar sesamoid which should not be confused with normal v ariants that occasionally arise from ossifications centers that fail t o unite. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.