Antegrade intramedullary fixation for adolescent fifth metacarpal neck fracture and its impact on epiphyseal growth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antegrade intramedullary nailing (AIMN) with Kirschner wire (K-wire) is a minimally invasive osteosynthesis technique. This procedure has been widely performed to treat the fifth metacarpal neck fracture (FMNF) in adults. This study was performed to determine whether using AIMN with a single K-wire to treat FMNF in adolescents would have good clinical and radiographic outcomes.

Methods

In this retrospective study, 21 children (aged 11-16 years) with FMNF were treated using AIMN with a single K-wire from May 2017 to January 2020 in our hospital. Indications for intervention were severe displacement with malrotation deformity, apex dorsal angulation of greater than 40°, or both. Collected data included apex dorsal angulation, range of motion (ROM) in the fifth metac

SUBMITTER: Fan XL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8204464 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature