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Osteonecrosis of the metacarpal head in a patient with a prothrombin 20210A gene mutation.
Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery - 1 Jan 2005
Björkman Anders, Jörgsholm Peter, Burtscher Isabella M
Abstract excerpt
Osteonecrosis of the metacarpal head is rare and of unknown cause. We describe a 17-year-old girl with osteonecrosis of the fourth metacarpal head and a mutated prothrombin 20210A gene, which suggests a possible relation between a hypercoagulable state and osteonecrosis of the metacarpal head.
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