Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury

Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury

We report a case of simultaneous bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal ulnar collateral ligament avulsions resulting from airbag deployment during a motor vehicle crash. Upper-extremity airbag injuries are common, but it is rare to sustain bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral lig...

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Main Authors: Nicole H. Goldhaber, MA, Christian E. Sampson, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514118300331
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spelling doaj-9a19a1d175d84e4ea8c41f5c70d8cc6a2020-11-25T01:59:06ZengElsevierJournal of Hand Surgery Global Online2589-51412019-04-0112124126Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament InjuryNicole H. Goldhaber, MA0Christian E. Sampson, MD1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MAHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Corresponding author: Christian E. Sampson, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.We report a case of simultaneous bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal ulnar collateral ligament avulsions resulting from airbag deployment during a motor vehicle crash. Upper-extremity airbag injuries are common, but it is rare to sustain bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament avulsions. In addition, the location of the avulsions was unusual because they occurred proximally rather than the more common distal ulnar collateral ligament injuries. It is possible that injury caused by airbag deployment favors symmetrical proximal injury of the ulnar collateral ligament. Key words: airbag, thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligamenthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514118300331
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author Nicole H. Goldhaber, MA
Christian E. Sampson, MD
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Christian E. Sampson, MD
Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
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title Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
title_short Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
title_full Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
title_fullStr Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
title_full_unstemmed Airbag-Associated Bilateral Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
title_sort airbag-associated bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament injury
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
issn 2589-5141
publishDate 2019-04-01
description We report a case of simultaneous bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal ulnar collateral ligament avulsions resulting from airbag deployment during a motor vehicle crash. Upper-extremity airbag injuries are common, but it is rare to sustain bilateral thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament avulsions. In addition, the location of the avulsions was unusual because they occurred proximally rather than the more common distal ulnar collateral ligament injuries. It is possible that injury caused by airbag deployment favors symmetrical proximal injury of the ulnar collateral ligament. Key words: airbag, thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514118300331
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