title: Open pisiform fracture: excision or internal fixation?
abstract: A 53-year-old man presented with an open fracture of the pisiform after a fall on his left wrist. Treatment of the patient presented a dilemma between excision of the proximal fragment and internal fixation. The patient underwent internal fixation with a 2.5 cortical screw. At 6 months follow-up the fracture appeared fully consolidated with full functional recovery of the wrist.
authors: Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital of Veria, Veria, Greece. fagath@gmail.com
authors: Filon
authors: F
authors: Agathangelidis
authors: Achilleas
authors: A
authors: Boutsiadis
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Ditsios
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D003657:Decision Making; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D051220:Pisiform Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*