title: Simultaneous avulsion fracture of the insertion of the ulnar and radial collateral ligaments of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.
abstract: We present a case of simultaneous avulsion fracture of the insertion on the volar base of the proximal phalanx of the ulnar and radial collateral ligaments of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb. To our knowledge this combination has never been published before. The mechanism of this injury is not clearly understood. (c) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd Copyright 2000 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3227.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Switzerland
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fritsche
authors.lastname: De Monaco D
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Drinkuth
authors.lastname: von Wartburg U