title: Surgical treatment of skier's thumb injuries: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Inappropriate treatment of skier's thumb injuries has been reported to result in chronic painful instability, weakness of pinch, and arthritis. Therefore, surgical treatment is recommended for those fractures with 2 mm or more of displacement, or significant articular involvement with incongruency or rotation. The goal of surgery is restoration of anatomy with stable fixation. In this study we present some cases managed with internal fixation of the injury. This technique has the advantage of anatomic stable fixation with good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Ankara Bayindir Hospital, Ankara,Turkey. perthes2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Egemen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Ferit
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dereboy
authors.forename: Rahmican
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akgun
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozturk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery