Bone plate fixation ability on the dorsal and lateral sides of a metacarpal shaft transverse fracture
Abstract Background Metacarpal shaft fractures are a common hand trauma. The current surgical fixation options for such fractures include percutaneous Kirschner wire pinning and nonlocking and locking plate fixation. Although bone plate fixation, compared with Kirschner wire pinning, has superior fi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02575-3 |