Avascular Necrosis of the Head of the Third Metacarpal Bone

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2012 English Publisher:The Korean Orthopaedic AssociationJournal:Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association, volume 47, page 146 (issn: 1226-2102, eissn: 2005-8918,

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Authors: Youn-Moo Heo; Sang-Bum Kim; Jin-Woong Yi; Kwang-Kyoon Kim; Jung-Bum Lee; Seung-Kwan Ryu;

doi: 10.4055/jkoa.2012.47.2.146

Avascular Necrosis of the Head of the Third Metacarpal Bone

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Avascular necrosis of the metacarpal head named as ‘Dieterich disease’ is a very rare condition. Because of the lack of information about the natural course and treatment of this disease, the ideal treatment has not been established as yet. We report a case of avascular necrosis that occurred at the 3rd metacarpal head after fractures of the 4th and 5th metacarpal base; this was treated conservatively and obtained the spontaneous resolution.

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