Ulnar dislocation of fifth carpometacarpal joint

Aasim Javaid Saleemi; Mohammad Jawaid Iqbal

doi:10.1142/S0218810405002498

Ulnar dislocation of fifth carpometacarpal joint

Hand Surg. 2005 Jul;10(1):87-90. doi: 10.1142/S0218810405002498.

Authors

Aasim Javaid Saleemi¹, Mohammad Jawaid Iqbal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Manor Hospital, Walsall WS2 9PS, West Midlands, UK.

PMID: 16106506
DOI: 10.1142/S0218810405002498

Abstract

Carpometacarpal dislocations may be dorsal, volar or divergent type but most are dorsal with involvement of 4th and 5th metacarpal. We are reporting first case of ulnar type of unilateral dislocation of 5th carpometacarpal joint.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bone Wires
Casts, Surgical
Humans
Joint Dislocations / diagnosis*
Joint Dislocations / surgery
Male
Metacarpophalangeal Joint / diagnostic imaging
Metacarpophalangeal Joint / injuries*
Metacarpophalangeal Joint / surgery
Radiography