title: Volar metacarpal phalangeal joint dislocation: a rare and often missed injury.
abstract: Volar metacarpal phalangeal joint dislocations are rare injuries. We could find only eight cases reported, with none in the emergency medicine literature. We present a case report and describe the biomechanics and radiographic findings of this injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hargarten
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hanel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography