title: Avulsion fracture of the second metacarpal base by the extensor carpi radialis longus.
abstract: An avulsion fracture of the insertion of the extensor carpi radialis longus tendon is rare. There have been only five reports of this injury in the literature [1, 2, 4]. We describe an additional case in which open reduction with internal fixation gave a satisfactory result.
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D001642:Bicycling; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009049:Motorcycles; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D011859:Radiography