The transverse view CT (computed tomography) image above was obtained in a 28-year-old patient who trapped his left hand in a plastic molding press. The image shows flattening of the distal carpal row and a fracture (arrow) of the palmar ridge of the trapezium.
Reproduced with permission from: Garcia-Elias M. Axial fracture dislocations. In: The Wrist: Diagnosis and Operative Treatment, 2nd ed, Cooney III WP (Ed), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2010. Copyright © 2010 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
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