Comparing infection rates with wire, plate and intramedullary nail fixation of open metacarpal and phalangeal fractures.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
This retrospective study compares infection-related outcomes between wire, plate and intramedullary nail fixation of open, metacarpal and phalangeal fractures. After adjusting for potential confounding variables, there was no difference in infection rate and reoperation rate for infection.
Medical subject headings
- Metacarpal Bones
- Bone Plates
- Finger Phalanges
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Bone Wires
- Fractures, Open
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
Anatomy
- hand