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Fracture of the ulnar sesamoid of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb: A case report
Author(s) -
Altun M.,
Erdil H.,
Sahin H.,
Gumusburun E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1998)11:1<60::aid-ca10>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , thumb , sesamoid bone , metacarpophalangeal joint , range of motion , anatomy , orthodontics , radiography , surgery
Fracture of the thumb sesamoid bones is rare. We report here a fracture of the ulnar sesamoid in a 25‐year‐old man caused by a fall on his outstretched hand. He complained of pain and loss of thumb motion. Physical examination revealed tenderness, swelling, and a hematoma over the first metacarpal joint of the right thumb. Radiographs showed a fracture of the ulnar sesamoid which should not be confused with normal variants that occasionally arise from ossifications centers that fail to unite. Clin. Anat. 11:60–61, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.