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Year : 2022 | Volume
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Fractures of all metacarpals of both hands: A rare case report
Atin Jaiswal1, Vineet Agarwal2, Shivendra Srivastava3, Yashwant Singh Tanwar4
1 Avadh Hospital and Heart centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Avadh Hospital and Heart Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 3 Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 4 Indraprastha Appolo Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Shivendra Srivastava Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Sitapur, A-733, Indira Nagar, Lucknow 226016, Uttar Pradesh India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jbjd.jbjd_4_22
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Metacarpal bones are key structure elements in the anatomy of hand. Fractures of all the metacarpals of both hands have not been described in the literature. Malunited metacarpal fracture in a young male may be quite disabling, compromising hand functions. We present a case of compound fracture of all metacarpals of both hands in a 30-year-old man and its management with good functional outcome. |
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