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Symptoms Of Metacarpal Fracture - Articles
Trick of the Trade: Reducing the metacarpal fracture
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Tue 08 Jan 2013 12:00am
Metacarpal neck fracture reduction
General principles of fracture reduction involve axially distracting or pulling on a fracture fragment and pushing the piece back into anatomical alignment. This can be seen in the video above (automatically starts at 2:25 for the actual procedure). What if this approach doesn't work? The fractu ...
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PV card: Metacarpal fractures
by
Michelle Lin
Posted
Thu 13 Dec 2012 12:00am
What do these two patients with metacarpal fractures have in common?
Answer:
These patients have injuries which need reduction in the ED.
Patient #1: Rotation deformities of the fingers, while held in flexion should be reduced. All fingers should normally point towards the patient's scaphoid bone.
Patient #2: Fra ...
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Poll: How would manage a metacarpal fracture in the ED?
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Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 05 Dec 2012 12:00am
I am in the process of creating a PV card on metacarpal fractures, divided into anatomical areas (base, shaft, neck, head), and am realizing that the EM and orthopedic literature don't quite agree. Actually they are quite vague on whether reductions should occur in the ED vs orthopedics clinic in the next few days.
Do you need ...
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If he cannot achieve effective integration
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xianrenzhango
Posted
Fri 11 Jan 2013 3:29am
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Keeping Warm
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Chris Carr
Posted
Tue 07 Dec 2010 12:38am
Wanted to update from under the blankets, the windows in this house are shot and it's freezing in here! Just finished watching fellow Wolverine alum Tom Brady carve up the cocky New York Jets in surgeon like fashion. What a life that guy has! Not only is he a future Hall of Fame quarterback, he's got the looks (married to one of the most beaut ...
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Metacarpaling
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Vanessa R.
Posted
Tue 24 Mar 2009 3:41pm
Metacarpaling by art student, Jeff Beckman. Passion never translates well between two skeletons.
And just for fun, fill in the blank: Metacarpaling is the anatomical term for __________.
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Trick of the Trade: Radial Gutter Splint
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Michelle Lin
Posted
Wed 28 Apr 2010 12:00am
Fracture of 3rd metacarpal base
How do you splint 2nd or 3rd metacarpal fractures? A short arm volar splint is usually applied, because a fracture should be immobilized one joint distal and proximal to the injury. This splint, however, unnecessarily immobilizes the 4th and 5th fingers. It makes gripping things with your hand difficult.
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Joachim is in the United States on Wednesday morning
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zhenutb
Posted
Thu 18 Oct 2012 1:16am
Joachim is in the United States on Wednesday morning, local time was injured when he is warming up for the training.Wolves said Joachim shooter, the third and fourthnike air max lunar sale metacarpal fracture in his right hand.Due to the teams for the other owners that Rickey, branch-Lu Biao still in a recovery period after left knee surg ...
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