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Published on: April 18, 2011
Isolated trapezoid fractures: a case report with compilation of the literature
Konrad I Gruson1, Kevin M Kaplan, Nader Paksima
1NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract:
Isolated fractures of the trapezoid bone have been rarely reported in the literature, the mechanism of injury being an axial or bending load transmitted through the second metacarpal. We report a case of an isolated, nondisplaced trapezoid fracture that was sustained by direct trauma and subsequently treated successfully in a short-arm cast. Diagnostic and treatment strategies for isolated fractures of the trapezoid bone are reviewed as well as the results of operative and nonoperative treatment.
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