Transverse pinning of concomitant first and second metatarsal fractures using 1.5mm K-wires; case report and technical note.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Here we represented a new technique of closed reduction and transverse pinning to address first metatarsal comminuted fractures in patients with a concomitant second metatarsal shaft fracture.

Case presentation

The first metatarsal comminuted fracture coincides with the second metatarsal simple fracture in this forefoot injury case. In a new technique, we used close reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) in a transverse direction of pins to achieve a satisfactory outcome.After performing traditional CRPP to fix the second metatarsal fracture, it served as physical support for the first metatarsal fixation. We drilled two 1.5mm pins through the first metatarsal bone at each proximal and distal side of the fracture site, transversely passe

SUBMITTER: Moharrami A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9289254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature