title: Locked metacarpo-phalangeal joint due to an intra-articular fracture of the metacarpal head. A case report.
abstract: A case of post-traumatic locked metacarpo-phalangeal joint is described. The locking was caused by an intra-articular fracture of the metacarpal head which was not diagnosed on the pre-operative radiographs.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schuind
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular