title: Diagnosis of the aetiology of a locked metacarpophalangeal joint using MRI.
abstract: A case is reported of a locked MP joint due to ulceration of the metacarpal head. This was clearly visible on MRI scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schuind
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stallenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014456:Ulcer