title: Metacarpal fixation.
abstract: This article discusses and categorizes common metacarpal fractures and their treatments, including various techniques of obtaining skeletal fixation. It reviews metacarpal shaft fracture; intra-articular metacarpal head fractures; and metacarpal neck and base fractures including carpal-metacarpal dislocations, and Rolando's and Bennett's fractures of the base of thumb metacarpal. Also discussed are the effects of shortening of lengthening the digital skeleton and bioabsorbable implants, a potential treatment modality currently under development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diao
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices