We have located links that may give you full text access.
Long oblique/spiral mid-shaft metacarpal fractures of the fingers: treatment with cerclage wire fixation and immediate post-operative finger mobilisation in a wrist splint.
Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume 2007 December
The cerclage wire technique of internal fixation for displaced long oblique/spiral metacarpal shaft fractures has not gained popularity for two reasons: many believe that wire migration is a real possibility and that the fixation technique is not rigid enough to allow immediate postoperative finger mobilisation. In this report, the authors review the results of 19 cases of long oblique/spiral mid-shaft metacarpal shaft fractures of the fingers treated by cerclage wires and immediate postoperative mobilisation of all finger joints. The study included 17 men and two women with a mean age of 35 (range 18-45) years. After a mean follow-up of 8 weeks, all patients regained full range of motion of the fingers and no complications were noted. It is concluded that cerclage wire fixation of long oblique/spiral mid-shaft metacarpal fractures requires neither scoring of the bone (a technique recommended by other authors to prevent wire migration) nor finger immobilisation and that the technique consistently achieves good functional results.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
Challenges in Septic Shock: From New Hemodynamics to Blood Purification Therapies.Journal of Personalized Medicine 2024 Februrary 4
Molecular Targets of Novel Therapeutics for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A New Era of Nephroprotection.International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 April 4
Perioperative echocardiographic strain analysis: what anesthesiologists should know.Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 2024 April 11
The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of endocarditis.European Heart Journal 2024 April 18
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app