title: [Interposition of the extensor tendon in a subcapital metacarpal fracture].
abstract: A case of an irreducibled subcapital fracture of the fifth metacarpal bone caused by interposition of the extensor tendon to the fifth finger and the intertendineous connection between the fourth and the fifth extensor tendons is described. To reduce the fracture the surgeon had to remove interposed tissue.
authors.affiliation: Holstebro Centralsygehus, ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blohm
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bojsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery