Intra-focal reduction and percutaneous fixation of neck fractures of the fifth metacarpal: description of surgical technique,

Intra-focal reduction and percutaneous fixation of neck fractures of the fifth metacarpal: description of surgical technique,

OBJECTIVE: to demonstrate a surgical technique for treating neck fractures of the fifth metacarpal, by means of reduction through intra-focal manipulation and percutaneous fixation using Kirschner wires, with the aims of making it easier to achieve and maintain the reduction during the operation and...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Pacheco Martins Ferreira, Paulo Randal Pires, André Lopes Portugal, Henrique de Gouvêa Schneiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Metacarpo
Fraturas ósseas
Membro superior
Fios ortopédicos
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