Bennett's fracture: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
* | *Fracture of the base of the 1st metacarpal (thumb) which extends ''into'' the CMC joint. | ||
*most common type of fracture of the thumb, and is nearly always accompanied by some degree of subluxation or dislocation of CMC | *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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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Thumb Fracture]] | *[[Thumb Fracture]] | ||
*[[Rolando Fracture]] | |||
[[Category:Ortho]] | [[Category:Ortho]] | ||
Revision as of 00:22, 16 May 2015
Background
- Fracture of the base of the 1st metacarpal (thumb) which extends into the CMC joint.
- most common type of fracture of the thumb, and is nearly always accompanied by some degree of subluxation or dislocation of CMC
Imaging
