title: Rupture of the radial collateral ligament of a metacarpophalangeal joint to one of the ulnar three fingers.
abstract: In six patients rupture of the radial collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of one of the three ulnar fingers, surgical reconstruction was successful using local tissues in five and a tendon graft in one. Operative treatment of this injury is indicated only when significant instability is present.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011884:Radius; D012421:Rupture; D014457:Ulna