A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department

A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department

Medical staff hardly recognize fractures of trapezium due to the small size and the complex anatomy of the wrist and the hand. Seventy percent of all carpal fractures are scaphoid's fractures. Only 0.4% of all carpal injuries are trapezial fractures. In this paper, we presented a case of a high...

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Main Authors: Giancarlo De Nigris, Gabriele Falzarano, Antonio Medici, Steven James Mccabe, Grubor Predrag, Maria Liberata Meccariello, Luigi Meccariello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
Subjects:
Trapezium
Isolated fracture
Polytrauma
Trapezium treatment
Hand fracture
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916300294

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