Palmar dislocation of the trapezoid with coronal shearing fracture: case report

Ryan P Calfee; Lydia White; Amar Patel; Peter J Stern

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.009

Palmar dislocation of the trapezoid with coronal shearing fracture: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2008 Nov;33(9):1482-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.009.

Authors

Ryan P Calfee¹, Lydia White, Amar Patel, Peter J Stern

Affiliation

¹ Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18984327
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.009

Abstract

We report an unusual variant of a palmar trapezoid dislocation with a shearing fracture of the dorsal cortex treated with mini-fragment screw fixation. This patient's treatment is compared to the few previously published reports of palmarly dislocated trapezoids to assist hand surgeons facing this uncommon injury.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bicycling / injuries
Bone Screws
Carpal Joints / diagnostic imaging
Carpal Joints / injuries*
Carpal Joints / surgery
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Fractures, Bone / complications*
Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Bone / surgery
Humans
Joint Dislocations / complications*
Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
Joint Dislocations / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography
Trapezoid Bone / diagnostic imaging
Trapezoid Bone / injuries*
Trapezoid Bone / surgery