Presentation
Trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Pseudo-Bennett fracture
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Fracture of base of the first metacarpal bone with mild displacement and without intra-articular extension.
Case Discussion
Typical case of pseudo-Bennett fracture (also called epibasal fracture of the thumb) which is a type of fracture of the proximal first metacarpal bone, that is usually stable and often do not require surgery.
It is important to distinguish them from intra-articular fractures (e.g. Bennett fracture dislocation or Rolando fracture), which are usually unstable and require surgery.