Bennett's fracture

English

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Etymology

Named after surgeon Edward Hallaran Bennett, who described it in 1882.

Noun

Bennett's fracture (plural Bennett's fractures)

  1. A partial fracture of the finger involving the base of the thumb, and extending into the carpometacarpal joint.
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