Small Finger Metacarpal Shaft Wedged between Ring and Small Metacarpal Bases: a Report of 2 Cases

Document Type : CASE REPORT

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract

We present two patients with a displaced fracture of the small finger metacarpal base, where the shaft of the small
finger metacarpal was wedged between the bases of the ring and small finger metacarpals. The striking appearance
on radiographs led to initial recommendations for surgery, but both patients preferred non-operative treatment and did
well in the short term without surgery

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The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
October 2014
Pages 258-259

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  • Receive Date: 15 June 2014
  • Revise Date: 15 November 2014
  • Accept Date: 25 September 2014

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