Fracture of the first metacarpal base: Type II (Rolando)
Fracture of the first metacarpal base: Type II (Rolando)
A comminuted fracture of the base of the thumb that extends into the articular surface is a more serious type of Bennett fracture, which has been termed a Rolando fracture.
Reproduced from: Helms CA. Fundamentals of Skeletal Radiology, 4th ed, Saunders, Philadelphia 2014. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.