Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4076692 | Journal de Traumatologie du Sport | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We report the case of a rare combination of a fracture-dislocation of the base and a neck fracture of the 5th metacarpal, the mechanism was direct, result of a punch in a young sportsman. We made a closed reduction of both fractures with a pinning of the neck of the fifth metacarpal in L according to Vives, and intermetacarpal plinning of the base. Evolution over 12 months was satisfactory.
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Authors
A. Bennani, K. Lahrach, O. Ammoumri, S. Almoubaker, O. Hamdi, A. Marzouki, F. Boutayeb,