Multiple Carpo-Metacarpal Dislocations Journal Articles

abstract

• Ten patients with closed multiple carpo-metacarpal dislocations have been reviewed. Closed manipulation was found to be successful if performed within two days of the injury. Plaster cast immobilisation supplemented by percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation is recommended to maintain the reduction, due to the unstable nature of the dislocation. Early appropriate treatment of these injuries carries a good prognosis.

authors

• De Villiers De Beer, Justin
• Maloon, S
• Anderson, P
• Jones, G
• Singer, M

status

• published 

publication date

• February 1989

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Bone Wires (MeSH)
• Carpal Bones (MeSH)
• Casts, Surgical (MeSH)
• Fracture Fixation, Internal (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Joint Dislocations (MeSH)
• Metacarpus (MeSH)
• Movement (MeSH)
• Orthopedics (Science Metrix)
• Time Factors (MeSH)
• Traction (MeSH)

published in

• Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume  Journal

keywords

• Bone Wires
• Carpal Bones
• Casts, Surgical
• Fracture Fixation, Internal
• Humans
• Joint Dislocations
• Metacarpus
• Movement
• Time Factors
• Traction

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0266-7681(89)90028-4

PubMed ID

• 2926203

start page

• 105

end page

• 108

volume

• 14

issue

• 1