title: Skyline view of the metacarpal head in the assessment of human fight-bite injuries.
abstract: With the fingers extended, the severity of the bony injury from human fight-bite injuries can be underestimated or missed. We describe a "skyline view" of the metacarpal head highlight the intra-articular damage that can occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Eyres
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography