Combined Reconstruction of Volar and Radial Instability of a Thumb Metacarpo-Phalangeal Joint

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a case of the combined volar and radial ligament instability of a thumb metacarpophalangeal joint secondary to trauma. A successful reconstruction of the volar capsule and the radial collateral ligament was achieved using the tendon of the extensor pollicis brevis.