Retrograde Intramedullary Absorbable Pin Fixation for Intraarticular Fracture of the Metacarpal Head

Purpose: To review retrospectively the outcome of retrograde intramedullary absorbable pin fixation for intra-articular fractures of the metacarpal head. Methods: Nine patients with intra-articular fractures of the metacarpal head were treated surgically with 1.5-mm-diameter unsintered hydroxyapatit...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Okazaki, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Sakano, MD, PhD, Yutaka Inaba, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514119300647