Vertical locking of the metacarpophalangeal joint in young adults

Kosuke Tajima; Kazuki Sato; Takashi Sasaki; Clayton A. Peimer

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.06.021

Vertical locking of the metacarpophalangeal joint in young adults

Kosuke Tajima
, Kazuki Sato
, Takashi Sasaki
, Clayton A. Peimer

Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

Locking of the metacarpophalangeal joints has been occasionally reported in older adults, but reports of this problem are rare in younger individuals. We report 8 young adult patients with a metacarpophalangeal joint locked in 90° flexion after minor trauma. The cases included 6 little fingers and 2 thumbs in 1 male and 7 female patients aged 16 to 39 years. All were easily reduced closed. We postulate the mechanism of injury. Type of study/level of evidence: Therapeutic IV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1482-1485
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	36
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.06.021
Publication status	Published - 09-2011

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Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Vertical locking of the metacarpophalangeal joint in young adults

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