title: Double dislocation of the fifth metacarpal.
abstract: A case of traumatic, simultaneous, double dislocation of the fifth metacarpal bone is presented. Closed reduction was easily achieved and held with transarticular, crossed Kirschner wire fixation.
authors.affiliation: Free University of Berlin, Rudolf Virchow Medical Center, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khodadadyan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moazami-Goudarzi
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Südkamp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013165:Splints; D014143:Traction; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*