title: Is ORIF actually better than the indirect fixation for treating intra-articular fractures of the base of the thumb metacarpal?
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, SOS Main, CCOM, University Hospital of Strasbourg, FMTS, University of Strasbourg, CNRS Icube 7357, 10, avenue Baumann, 67403 Illkirch cedex, France. Electronic address: philippe.liverneaux@chru-strasbourg.fr.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liverneaux
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D057072:Intra-Articular Fractures; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Broche de Kirschner; Fracture du premier métacarpien; K-wire; Minimally invasive technique; ORIF; Ostéosynthèse minimalement invasive; Thumb metacarpal fracture