FRACTURE OF THE THUMB SESAMOID BONE - A REPORT OF 3 CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Abstract

Fracture of the sesamoid bone of the thumb is a rare injury. In this report three additional cases with fracture of an ulnar sesamoid bone of the thumb are reported. The anatomic considerations, the mechanisms of injury, the differential diagnoses, and management are discussed with the English-language literature