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Isolated dislocation of all five carpometacarpal joints
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University, Medical Faculty, Trabzon, Turkey.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|October 1, 1995
Summary
Isolated dislocation of all five carpometacarpal joints is exceptionally rare. This report details a unique case with successful surgical repair and a positive long-term outcome.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Hand Surgery
- Traumatology
Background:
- Fracture-dislocation of all five carpometacarpal joints is an exceedingly rare injury.
- Only ten cases have been documented in medical literature since 1873.
- Isolated dislocation of all five carpometacarpal joints has not been previously reported.