Wallace D A, Carr A J
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK.
J Hand Surg Br. 1993 Aug;18(4):501. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90158-c.
Injuries to the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb are rare in children and usually involve avulsion of the bone or cartilage. We describe a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb with minimal symptoms in a 5-year-old girl.