Thumb metacarpal fractures can be classified as shaft or base fractures, with base fractures further classified into extra-articular (epibasilar) or intra-articular. Intra-articular fractures are ...

Bennett’s and Rolando fractures represent challenging intra‐articular injuries of the base of the first metacarpal. Bennett’s fractures typically involve an oblique fracture line that ...

Rolando fracture is a Y-shaped intra-articular injury that occurs at the base of the first metacarpal. Treatment usually requires open reduction and internal fixation due to fracture comminution.

Background: Fractures of the fingers and metacarpal bones are the most common fracture type in the upper limb, with an incidence of 114 to 1483 per 100 000 persons per year. The clinical ...

An intra-articular fracture to that bone means it goes into the joint. That’s a much more serious injury if it involves the joint. The joint we’re talking about is at the base of the thumb ...

The intra-articular fracture patterns of 24 dorsally displaced intra-articular distal radius fractures were evaluated using wrist radiographs and corresponding computed tomography in 23 patients ...

"Upon returning to Spain for further checks, Marc Marquez was diagnosed with a displaced intra-articular fracture of the base of the first metacarpal of the thumb of the right hand," Honda said in ...

Nonconventional Radiography . Nonconventional radiographs, including scaphoid and carpal tunnel views, may show occult wrist fractures. Scaphoid view, a PA view with the wrist in ulnar deviation ...

IGF-1 may lower apoptosis rates in intra-articular fractures Results of an animal study suggest IGF-1 may have a potential in preventing post-traumatic arthritis, but more research remains.