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[A man with a painful hand after punching a wall]
Marrit Hoekstra1, Matthijs R Krijnen
1Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, afd. Orthopedie, Amsterdam.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|October 8, 2015
Abstract:
A 23-year-old man had a painful right hand after punching a wall. The base of the second metacarpal was swollen and painful. The base of the second metacarpal is difficult to assess radiologically, due to overlying structures. After a trauma, additional slight oblique X-rays may help to make a diagnosis.