Dergiler / Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica / 2017 / Cilt: 51 - Sayı: 4

Volar dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb: A case report

Serdar YÜKSEL,Oktay ADANIR,Ozan BEYTEMÜR,MEHMET AKİF GÜLEÇ

Sayfa
88–90
DOI
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Abstract

We present an 18 year-old patient with a volar dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal joint of thethumb. Open reduction was performed through a dorsal incision. Because of the soft tissue interpositionsuch as dorsal capsule, volar plate, dislocated extensor pollicis longus and brevis tendons, ruptured ulnarcollateral ligament; open reduction, soft tissue and ligament repair are recommended for this type ofthumb dislocations.