What is the real angle of deviation of metacarpal neck fractures on oblique views? A radiographic study

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to establish an indirect, easy-to-use, predictable and safe means of obtaining the true degree of displacement of fractures of the neck of the fifth metacarpal bone, through oblique radiographic views. METHODS: An anatomical specimen from the fifth human metac...

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Main Authors: Arthur de Góes Ribeiro, Daniel Hidalgo Gonçalez, João Manoel Fonseca Filho, Guilherme Marques da Fonseca, Antonio Carlos Costa, Ivan Chakkour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000200150&lng=en&tlng=en