Palmar Dislocation of the Trapezoid With Coronal Shearing Fracture: Case Report

Ryan P. Calfee, Lydia White, Amar Patel, Peter J. Stern

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Abstract

We report an unusual variant of a palmar trapezoid dislocation with a shearing fracture of the dorsal cortex treated with mini-fragment screw fixation. This patient's treatment is compared to the few previously published reports of palmarly dislocated trapezoids to assist hand surgeons facing this uncommon injury.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1482-1485
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Hand Surgery
Volume33
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2008

Keywords

  • Trapezoid
  • carpus
  • dislocation
  • fracture

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