Rare Isolated Trapezoid Fracture: A Case Report |
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Authors: | Rita M. Sadowski Richard D. Montilla |
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Affiliation: | (1) University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA |
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Abstract: | Isolated fractures of the trapezoid are rare. Of all of the fractures of the carpus, the most common is the scaphoid, which represents 68.2% of all carpal fractures (Papp, Orthop Clin N Am 38:251–60, 2007). In contrast, trapezoid fractures represent 0.4% of all carpal injuries. Because it is an infrequently fractured carpal bone, there is a wide variety of treatment plans, including rest, immobilization, and surgery (Green and Pederson, Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, Elsevier, Philadelphia, 759 pp, 2005). In this report, we describe a patient who presented with an isolated fracture of the trapezoid that was successfully treated with cast immobilization and had a full functional recovery. |
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Keywords: | Trapezoid Fracture Carpal Wrist Hand surgery |
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