• Ann Emerg Med · Sep 1992

    Case Reports

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

    • S W Hargarten and D P Hanel.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1992 Sep 1;21(9):1157-9.

    AbstractVolar 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.

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