[Isolated carpometacarpal dislocation of the thumb: a case report].
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.
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Cemal
C
Haseki Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Turkey. cemalkural@hotmail.com
Malkoç
Melih
M
Uğraş
A Akin
AA
Sen
Ali
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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