title: Divergent carpometacarpal fracture dislocation.
abstract: Divergent carpometacarpal fracture dislocation is a rare injury. We report a case affecting the medial four fingers of the left hand. The injury was sustained in a road traffic accident. The case was diagnosed with anteroposterior and lateral views on X-rays. He underwent open reduction supplemented with Kirschner wire fixation. This restored the normal carpometacarpal joint, anatomical relations and achieved an excellent clinical result in terms of function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic, Combined Military Hospital, Gujranwala Cantonment. syedfrazanwar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Syed Faraz
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Anwar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D052737:Carpometacarpal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome