Management of Displaced Metacarpal Shaft Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Management of Displaced Metacarpal Shaft Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background: Affecting mainly the working population, metacarpal shaft fractures account for up to 31% of hand fractures. To manage this entity, conservative management can be equal to operative management. However, surgeons tend to favor operative management in order to reduce the rate of complicati...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Daher, Sami Roukoz, Ralph Chalhoub, Ali Ghoul, Jean Tarchichi, Marven Aoun, Amer Sebaaly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:JPRAS Open
Subjects:
Hand fractures
metacarpal shaft fractures
conservative management
operative management
shortening
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587823000633

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