title: Combined reconstruction of volar and radial instability of a thumb metacarpo-phalangeal joint.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a case of the combined volar and radial ligament instability of a thumb metacarpophalangeal joint secondary to trauma. A successful reconstruction of the volar capsule and the radial collateral ligament was achieved using the tendon of the extensor pollicis brevis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery