Metacarpal fracture fixation
A comparison of operating time between two broadly used techniques for stabilizing metacarpal shaft fractures.
Operating room times differ for surgical fixation of metacarpal fractures: An analysis of two principally different techniques
Daulat SR, Moodley V, Ho C, Mazarei M, Karodeh C, Nystrom NA, Champagne LP.
Surg Pract Sci. 2024 Dec 6;20:100266.
A retrospective review of 81 charts that compared total operating time for retrograde threaded intramedullary nail fixation and open plate fixation of metacarpal fractures.
Summaries describe what each study examined. They are not a statement of the results of care with this practice, and individual outcomes vary.