Rolando fracture

noun

An intra-articular fracture of the finger involving the base of the thumb, typically T- or Y-shaped.

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Meanings

nounRolando fracture (plural Rolando fractures)

plural Rolando fractures

  1. An intra-articular fracture of the finger involving the base of the thumb, typically T- or Y-shaped.

Origin

Named after Silvio Rolando, who described it in 1910.

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APA

Rolando fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rolando%20fracture

MLA

“Rolando fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rolando%20fracture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rolando fracture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rolando%20fracture.

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