title: Rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb in a 5-year-old girl.
abstract: Injuries to the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb are rare in children and usually involve avulsion of the bone or cartilage. We describe a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb with minimal symptoms in a 5-year-old girl.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery