Fracture of the ulnar sesamoid of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb: A case report

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-61

  Altun, M ^a   Erdil, H ^b   Sahin, H ^c   Gumusburun E ^b  

^a Meyan Hospital   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Special Radiology Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fracture; Sesamoid bone; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; HAND FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAMOID BONE; SPLINTING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; SESAMOID BONES; THUMB; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 0031964756     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2353(1998)11:1<60::AID-CA10>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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