Volar metacarpal phalangeal joint dislocation: a rare and often missed injury

Ann Emerg Med. 1992 Sep;21(9):1157-9. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)80664-x.

Abstract

Volar metacarpal phalangeal joint dislocations are rare injuries. We could find only eight cases reported, with none in the emergency medicine literature. We present a case report and describe the biomechanics and radiographic findings of this injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / diagnosis*
  • Joint Dislocations / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint / injuries*
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint / physiopathology
  • Radiography