Open AccessAn Alternative Method of Treatment for Metacarpal Fractures in Athletes
Author(s) -
Russ Toronto,
Paul Donovan,
Jim Macintyre
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical journal of sport medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1536-3724
pISSN - 1050-642X
DOI - 10.1097/00042752-199601000-00003
Subject(s) - medicine , splint (medicine) , wrist , range of motion , patient satisfaction , physical therapy , surgery , deformity , radiography , athletes , retrospective cohort study
To determine whether closed metacarpal fractures (MCFs) without evidence of shortening, displacement, rotational deformity, or unacceptable angulation could be successfully treated with a modified functional casting technique (glove cast).