A simple method of osteosynthesis for avulsion fractures of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint.
Five cases with an avulsion fracture of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint treated by a simple method of internal fixation are described. This method is designed as a form of modified tension band wiring using the combination of a single Kirschner wire and a pull-out wire, and is technically easy.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, 4-66 Shonen-Cho, Nakagawa-Ku, Nagoya 454-8502, Japan.
Kentaro
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Watanabe
D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*