Simultaneous Bennett’s Fracture/ Dislocation and Dorsal Fracture/ Dislocation of Inter Phalangeal Joint of Thumb- A Case Report

Autor: Narendran Pushpasekaran, Vishal Shekhawat, Sathyamurthy Palanisamy, Balu Ravi, Deepak Gupta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp RD01-RD02 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/19912.8534
Popis: Simultaneous closed double dislocations of the hand are not a common presentation. We hereby report a 40-year-old male patient with an unusual presentation of Bennett’s fracture/dislocation associated with dorsal fracture dislocation of the interphalangeal joint of thumb along with its management by Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) with K-wires and physiotherapy. The patient had near normal functions after three months.
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