title: [Isolated carpometacarpal dislocation of the thumb: a case report].
abstract: The traumatic fracture-dislocation of the first carpometacarpal joint is not frequent, isolated dislocation being even more uncommon. A twenty-five-year-old male patient was diagnosed as having carpometacarpal dislocation of the thumb by means of radiologic and physical examination findings. After immediate reduction, the thumb was immobilized in a short thumb spica cast for six weeks, after which he was enrolled into a rehabilitation program. No pain or instability were found at the end of six months.
authors.affiliation: Haseki Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Turkey. cemalkural@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kural
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malkoç
authors.forename: A Akin
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Uğraş
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery