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GAMEKEEPERS THUMB [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Injury to the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.

CONT

Gamekeeper's thumb is caused by a valgus force that is directed on the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint and produces a failure of the ulnear collateral ligament. Falls on an abducted thumb and the fall of a skier against a planted ski pole are common mechanisms.

Key term(s)
  • game-keeper's thumb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Rupture du ligament collatéral ulnaire de l'articulation métacarpo-phalangienne du pouce pouvant être associée à une fracture-arrachement de la partie latéral de la base de la phalange proximale du pouce.

OBS

Les entorses du ligament latéral interne surviennent à la suite d'un mécanisme d'écartement brutal du pouce vers l'extérieur.

OBS

[L'entorse de l'articulation métacarpo-phalangienne du pouce est l'un] des traumatismes les plus fréquents chez les skieurs. Les bâtons et les prises ont été souvent incriminés comme cause de la lésion, mais il n'y a aucune évidence à ce jour permettant d'affirmer que la modification des dragonnes des bâtons ou le port de gants spéciaux diminueraient la fréquence de la lésion ligamentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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