title: Combined dislocation of the trapezoid and finger carpometacarpal joints-the steering wheel injury: case report.
abstract: Two cases of combined dorsal trapezoid dislocation and multiple finger carpometacarpal joint dislocations are described. In both cases, a common mechanism involved a head-on motor vehicle collision while the subjects held tightly to the steering wheel. The patients were treated with open reduction and pinning, with good short-term results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jerrod
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wollstein
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001858:Bone Nails; D052737:Carpometacarpal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D051223:Trapezoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D016896:Treatment Outcome