Urgent Care Evaluation and Management Of Injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Thumb (Gamekeeper’s Thumb)

Urgent Care Evaluation and Management Of Injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Thumb (Gamekeeper’s Thumb)

Urgent Message: With hyperabduction and hyperextension of the thumb, the ulnar collateral ligament may be stretched or torn, or may avulse a segment of bone from its insertion point. Radiographic imaging of suspected “gamekeeper’s thumb” must be obtained to evaluate for an associated fracture, which may change the decision for conservative vs surgical management. Omar Jafry, MS-3; W. Bradley Strauch, MD Citation: Jafry O, Strauch WB. Urgent Care Evaluation and Management Of Injury to the …

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