
Rolando fracture
Rolando fracture is a comminuted intra-articular fracture of the base of the first metacarpal. History, mechanism, imaging, management and eponym.

Rolando fracture is a comminuted intra-articular fracture of the base of the first metacarpal. History, mechanism, imaging, management and eponym.

Silvio Rolando da Carasco (1873-1949) Italian surgeon and urologist, describer of the Rolando fracture, with his Genoa career, key contributions and historical context.

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