Multiple carpo-metacarpal joint dislocations without fracture

ABSTRACT

Although carpometacrpal injuries are relatively uncommon, it is rare for multiple carpometacarpal dislocations to occur without associated fractures. Therefore, any pure multiple dislocation of the CMC joint without associated fracture is worth to be reported. Untreated the dislocations disrupt both the longitudinal and transverse arches of the hand resulting in an impaired grip and loss of normal axial length. We would like to report an uncommon case of carpometacarpal dislocation without associated fractures in a 28-year old man following a fall from a vehicle at speed. To the best of our knowledge, this is first case being reported in Sudan literature on such injury