Spontaneous Thumb CMC Joint Dislocation in Long- Standing Anorexia Nervosa

Ronit Wollstein1, Yaron Zaulan2, Fadi Hazan2

  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Carmel, Lady Davis Medical Center, Haifa, Israel ; 3550 Terrace St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA.

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