Pseudarthrosis of the middle metacarpal following intramedullary fixation of a wrist arthrodesis.
We describe the case of a 36-year-old woman who presented with an unusual seronegative monoarthropathy of the right wrist and who was treated with fusion by the method of Clayton (1965). The patient probably sustained a metacarpal fracture during intramedullary Steinmann pin insertion, and subsequently developed a pseudarthrosis.
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Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Michael's Hospital-Wellesley Site, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery*