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Simultaneous dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal and subluxation of the carpometacarpal joints of the thumb in a child

Rashdeen FMN 1 , Manohar A 2 , Pathmanathan V 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 F M N Rashdeen, MBBS. Department of Hand and Microsurgery, Selayang Hospital, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 A Manohar, MS (Orth). Depmtment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 V Pathmanathan, FRACS. Department of Hand and Microsurgery, Selayang Hospital, Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2005 Jul;60 Suppl C:117-8.
PMID: 16381297

Abstract

Double dislocations of joints of the thumb are uncommon injuries. We report an unusual case of simultaneous dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and subluxation of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joints of the thumb in a child to illustrate problems related to their treatment.

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