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Case Reports
. 1986 Jul;11(4):521-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(86)80189-7.

Ulnopalmar dislocation of the fifth carpometacarpal joint--successful closed reduction: review of the literature and anatomic reevaluation

E E Berg, D F Murphy
Case Reports

Ulnopalmar dislocation of the fifth carpometacarpal joint--successful closed reduction: review of the literature and anatomic reevaluation

E E Berg et al. J Hand Surg Am. 1986 Jul.

Abstract

A patient with an ulnopalmar fifth carpometacarpal joint dislocation was successfully treated by nonoperative means. Dissection of five fresh cadaveric specimens revealed that the intermetacarpal ligament is the primary restraint to this unusual type of dislocation.

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