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We report a case of dislocation of the second through fifth carpometacarpal joints and review the mechanism of injury and radiographic findings in such injuries.
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Miller, D.H., Miller, T.T., Schultz, E. et al. Dislocation of the second through fifth carpometacarpal joints. Emergency Radiology 4, 172–176 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01508107
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