Fracture of the trapezoid bone: An unusual fracture

Fracture of the trapezoid bone: An unusual fracture

Isolated fracture of the trapezoid bone is due to axial loading on the outstretched palm and extended wrist, transmitted through the second metacarpal bone. Traumatic lesions of trapezoid bone are rare because of its well-protected position in the wrist and hence missed in the past. The modern diagn...

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Main Authors: Prashant K Gupta, Kumkum Gupta, Iti Vashisth, Nikhil Rathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Bone
computerized tomography
fracture
magnetic resonance imaging
trapezoid
Online Access:http://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2015;volume=3;issue=1;spage=28;epage=30;aulast=Gupta

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