A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department

A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department

Medical staff hardly recognize fractures of trapezium due to the small size and the complex anatomy of the wrist and the hand. Seventy percent of all carpal fractures are scaphoid's fractures. Only 0.4% of all carpal injuries are trapezial fractures. In this paper, we presented a case of a high...

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Main Authors: Giancarlo De Nigris, Gabriele Falzarano, Antonio Medici, Steven James Mccabe, Grubor Predrag, Maria Liberata Meccariello, Luigi Meccariello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
Subjects:
Trapezium
Isolated fracture
Polytrauma
Trapezium treatment
Hand fracture
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916300294
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spelling doaj-79b205b875414e36879b8a588c704bf22020-11-24T22:16:00ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Acute Disease2221-61892016-05-015325225410.1016/j.joad.2016.03.016A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency departmentGiancarlo De Nigris0Gabriele Falzarano1Antonio Medici2Steven James Mccabe3Grubor Predrag4Maria Liberata Meccariello5Luigi Meccariello6U.O.C. Orthopedics and Traumatology, AO G. Rummo, Benevento, ItalyU.O.C. Orthopedics and Traumatology, AO G. Rummo, Benevento, ItalyU.O.C. Orthopedics and Traumatology, AO G. Rummo, Benevento, ItalyHand Program, University of Toronto, CanadaOrthopedics and Traumatology, Klinical Center, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSchool of Medicine and Surgery, IInd University of Naples, Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neuroscience, Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Siena, University Hospital “Santa Maria alle Scotte”, Siena, ItalyMedical staff hardly recognize fractures of trapezium due to the small size and the complex anatomy of the wrist and the hand. Seventy percent of all carpal fractures are scaphoid's fractures. Only 0.4% of all carpal injuries are trapezial fractures. In this paper, we presented a case of a high speed trauma where there were only trapezial fractures. Origin, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment and complications are evaluated and described.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916300294TrapeziumIsolated fracturePolytraumaTrapezium treatmentHand fracture
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author Giancarlo De Nigris
Gabriele Falzarano
Antonio Medici
Steven James Mccabe
Grubor Predrag
Maria Liberata Meccariello
Luigi Meccariello
spellingShingle Giancarlo De Nigris
Gabriele Falzarano
Antonio Medici
Steven James Mccabe
Grubor Predrag
Maria Liberata Meccariello
Luigi Meccariello
A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department
Journal of Acute Disease
Trapezium
Isolated fracture
Polytrauma
Trapezium treatment
Hand fracture
author_facet Giancarlo De Nigris
Gabriele Falzarano
Antonio Medici
Steven James Mccabe
Grubor Predrag
Maria Liberata Meccariello
Luigi Meccariello
author_sort Giancarlo De Nigris
title A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department
title_short A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department
title_full A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department
title_fullStr A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department
title_sort rare case of isolated trapezium fracture in motorcycle polytrauma patient in emergency department
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Acute Disease
issn 2221-6189
publishDate 2016-05-01
description Medical staff hardly recognize fractures of trapezium due to the small size and the complex anatomy of the wrist and the hand. Seventy percent of all carpal fractures are scaphoid's fractures. Only 0.4% of all carpal injuries are trapezial fractures. In this paper, we presented a case of a high speed trauma where there were only trapezial fractures. Origin, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment and complications are evaluated and described.
topic Trapezium
Isolated fracture
Polytrauma
Trapezium treatment
Hand fracture
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916300294
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