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Case Report · Open access

The floating first metacarpal: A rare case

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Bülent Tanrıverdi

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye

ORCID: 0000-0001-8931-9189

Mehmet Utku Çiftçi

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye

ORCID: 0000-0001-5594-4138

Abstract

A floating metacarpal is defined as the simultaneous dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and carpometacarpal (CMC) joints. Metacarpal dislocations are rare, and floating metacarpals with double dislocations are extremely rare. In this article, we present a very rare case of floating metacarpal in which the first MCP and CMC dislocations were found simultaneously and successfully treated with closed reduction, open reduction, and Kirschner wire fixation methods.

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Author Contributions

Idea/concept, design, literature review, writing the article: B.T., M.U.C.; Control/supervision, critical review: B.T.; Data collection and/or processing, references and fundings, analysis and/or interpretation: M.U.C.

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The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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The authors received no financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article.

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A written informed consent was obtained from the patient.

Data Sharing Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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