Open AccessTreatment of stale fractures of the neck of the metacarpal bones with an external fixation rod
Author(s) -
Sergey Goloborod’ko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
vestnik travmatologii i ortopedii imeni n.n. priorova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-6738
pISSN - 0869-8678
DOI - 10.17816/vto97138
Subject(s) - metacarpal bones , medicine , fixation (population genetics) , external fixation , displacement (psychology) , surgery , dentistry , orthodontics , external fixator , psychology , population , environmental health , psychotherapist
In 32 patients with closed old metacarpal bone neck fractures the treatment by ligamentotaxis type was performed using external rod fixation device. Fracture consolidation was achieved in all cases. Preoperatively the displacement angle ranged from 50 to 20 (mean 35), prior to the device disassembling the displacement angle varied from 25 to 5 (mean 5). During fixation the displacement increased in one patient only.