Bennet fracture

Case contributed by Mohamed Mahmoud Elthokapy
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall with injury to the hand. Swelling and tenderness over the base of 1st metacarpal bone/ with painful thumb movements.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male

Plain radiography

x-ray

Intra-articular fracture and mild displacement of the base of the 1st metacarpal bone (Bennett fracture).

CT

ct

Intra-articular fracture and mild displacement of the base of the 1st metacarpal bone showing oblique fracture line extending into the articular surface.

Mild negative ulnar variance is incidentally seen.

Case Discussion

Bennett fractures are two-part intra-articular fractures of the base of the first metacarpal. They need to be distinguished from epibasal (pseudo-Bennett) and Rolando fractures.

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