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| ==Background==
| | #Redirect [[Thumb Fracture]] |
| *Fracture of the base of the 1st metacarpal (thumb) which extends ''into'' the CMC joint.
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| *Most common type of fracture of the thumb, and is nearly always accompanied by some degree of subluxation or dislocation of CMC
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| ==Clinical Features==
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| *Usually caused by axial force to thumb
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| ==Differential Diagnosis==
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| {{Thumb fracture classification}}
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| ==Diagnosis==
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| [[File:Bennetts Fracture.jpg|thumb|Bennett's fracture]]
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| ==Management==
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| *Thumb spica splint if non-displaced
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Thumb Fracture]]
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| *[[Rolando's Fracture]]
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| ==References==
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| *www.orthobullets.com
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| [[Category:Ortho]]
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