title: Isolated trapezoid fractures: a case report with compilation of the literature.
abstract: Isolated fractures of the trapezoid bone have been rarely reported in the literature, the mechanism of injury being an axial or bending load transmitted through the second metacarpal. We report a case of an isolated, nondisplaced trapezoid fracture that was sustained by direct trauma and subsequently treated successfully in a short-arm cast. Diagnostic and treatment strategies for isolated fractures of the trapezoid bone are reviewed as well as the results of operative and nonoperative treatment.
authors.affiliation: NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Konrad I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Gruson
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paksima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051223:Trapezoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*