title: Dislocations and fracture-dislocations at the carpometacarpal joints of the fingers.
abstract: A variety of injuries can occur to the medial four CMC joints. Chronic problems are best avoided by a combination of attentive diagnostic evaluation, appreciation of unstable injury patterns, and prompt fixation either by percutaneous pinning or open reduction and internal fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rawles
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001174:Arthrodesis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005384:Finger Joint; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint