A rare combined injury of dorsal fracture-dislocation of four carpometacarpal joints and trapezium, trapezoid and distal radius bone fractures

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Georgios Touloupakis
Wilfried Stuflesser
Guido Antonini
Fabrizio Ferrara
Cornelio Crippa
Maria Gabriella Lettera

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Multiple carpometacarpal dislocation, radius fracture concomitant carpal lesions, open reduction internal fixation, metacarpal bones

Abstract

Incorrect or delayed diagnosis and treatment of the carpometacarpal fracture-dislocations is often associated with poor prognosis. We present a rare case of unusual pattern of injury, involving dorsal dislocation of four ulnar carpometacarpal joints, associated with fracture of the trapezium, a burst fracture of the trapezoid  bone and an extra-articular fracture of the third distal  of the radius.
The first surgical intervention was followed by unsatisfactory results, confirmed by the CT scans. A second surgery followed and an open reduction and pinning with K wires performed. Post-operative follow up lasting for nine months revealed a very good surgical outcome.

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