Diagnosis and treatment of a closed and inverted metacarpal head fracture

Abstract This case report documents a rare inversion of a closed metacarpal head fracture in the setting of polytrauma. Although rare, hemispherical articular bones can fracture and rotate 180°. Because of the symmetry of the bone and the rarity of an inverted, metacarpal head fracture, a delay in d...

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Main Authors: Jinghong Wesley Yuan, Michael R. Boniello, David A. Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12428