title: Severe isolated trapezoid fracture: a case report.
abstract: Isolated trapezoid fractures are rare. We present a case of severe isolated trapezoid fracture associated with bone loss and proximal migration of the second metacarpal, which was treated successfully by open reduction and internal fixation with bone grafting and joint fusion.
authors.affiliation: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: M L W
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreedharan
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Teoh
authors.forename: W Y C
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051223:Trapezoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery