Closed intramedullary pinning of metacarpal and phalanx fractures.
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Abstract
The surgical technique for closed intramedullary pinning of metacarpal and phalanx fractures is described. Commonly available 0.045 K-wires are used in a manner similar to Ender or Rush nailing of long bone fractures. This technique avoids impaling soft tissue structures--a drawback to more commonly used percutaneous K-wire techniques--and provides sufficient stability to allow early, protected motion.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Nails
- Bone Wires
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Fractures, Bone
- Metacarpus
- Orthopedic Fixation Devices
Anatomy
- hand