Thumb MP joint ligament injury

posted 9/21/10 in Gamekeepers Thumb (MP Joint Injury)

The most common cause of a ligament injury to the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint is a skiing injury--thus the name (skiier's thumb. Historically Gamekeeper's were reported to experience attrition of the ulnar collateral ligament from using the hand and thumb during specific job activities---thus the name "gamekeeper's thumb". In...