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Osteochondrosis of the fourth metacarpal head after closed trauma
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jacksonville Health Education Programs, Fla.
The Journal of Hand Surgery
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
A rare case of osteochondrosis of the fourth metacarpal head after blunt trauma to the hand is presented. Follow-up at 2 years showed mild residual deformity both clinically and radiographically, but the child was asymptomatic. The cause of this condition is unknown, but it appears to be one of the few osteochondroses related to a single episode of direct trauma.