Diagnosis and treatment of a closed and inverted metacarpal head fracture
Abstract This case report documents a rare inversion of a closed metacarpal head fracture in the setting of polytrauma. Although rare, hemispherical articular bones can fracture and rotate 180°. Because of the symmetry of the bone and the rarity of an inverted, metacarpal head fracture, a delay in d...
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| Main Authors: | Jinghong Wesley Yuan, Michael R. Boniello, David A. Fuller |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12428 |
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