Closed dislocations of the metacarpal bones of the hand and their treatment

Abstract

Due to the peculiarities of the anatomical structure of the metacarpal-carpal joints - a small range of motion in them, a strong ligamentous connection between the bases of the metacarpal bones and the distal row of the wrist bones - pure dislocations of the metacarpal bones are rare. More often they are accompanied by intra-articular fractures of the bases of the metacarpal bones or even the bones of the distal row of the wrist with a violation of the correct ratio of the bones that form the metacarpal-carpal joints.

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