Complex dorsal subluxation of the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of the thumb requiring open
reduction : A case report.
Published online: Feb 27 2006
Imran S. Butt, Winston Y. Kim
From Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, United Kingdom
Abstract
The authors present an case of a thumb metacarpophalangeal joint dislocation which was made complicated by the interposition of the sesamoid bone which required open reduction. The intact volar plate prevented closed reduction. The anatomy and surgical management of this unusual case is described.