Fracture of the base of first metacarpal (Bennett fractures) treated with close reduction and Kirschner wire fixation: 16-25 years outcomes

Fracture of the base of first metacarpal (Bennett fractures) treated with close reduction and Kirschner wire fixation: 16-25 years outcomes

Bennett's injury is a fracture dislocation of the first carpo-metacarpal joint. The causative mechanism is axial overloading along the first metacarpal with simultaneous flexion. The palmar oblique ligament holds the palmar marginal fragment in its anatomical position. The different treatment...

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Main Authors: A. Akriotis, T.B. Grivas, V. Kechagias, D. Samaras
Format: Article
Language:ell
Published: Scientific Council of the General Hospital of Piraeus Tzaneion 2017-03-01
Series:Epistīmonika Chronika
Subjects:
Bennett fractures
closed reduction
Kirschner wires
long term follow up
Online Access:http://www.tzaneio.gr/images/docs/p17-1-6.pdf

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