title: Basal joint reconstruction in a punch injury of the hand.
abstract: Severe hand trauma caused by an industrial accident resulted in composite tissue loss in the basal joint area of the right hand. The crushed metacarpal bone was replaced, and ligamentous and capsular reconstruction was performed with flexor carpi radialis tendon and additional tendon graft. We present our experience, with a follow-up of one year and eight months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Noordhoff
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*