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SEVERE ISOLATED TRAPEZOID FRACTURE: A CASE REPORT

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Hand Surgery Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Correspondence to: Dr. Sechachalam Sreedharan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.

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L. C. Teoh

Hand Surgery Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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W. Y. C. Chew

Hand Surgery Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810411005321Cited by:12 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Isolated trapezoid fractures are rare. We present a case of severe isolated trapezoid fracture associated with bone loss and proximal migration of the second metacarpal, which was treated successfully by open reduction and internal fixation with bone grafting and joint fusion.

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