title: Fracture of the thumb sesamoid bone: a report of three cases and a review of the English-language literature.
abstract: Fracture of the sesamoid bone of the thumb is a rare injury. In this report three additional cases with fracture of an ulnar sesamoid bone of the thumb are reported. The anatomic considerations, the mechanisms of injury, the differential diagnoses, and management are discussed with the English-language literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van der Lei
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van der Linden
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mooyaart
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Klasen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*