Fractures of the mid-hand area--classification, management, results and problems
Lowka, K.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Suppl Ii Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 1990: 713-720
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0173-0541 PMID: 1983640 Document Number: 359597
Of the various types of hand fractures, metacarpal fractures occur quite frequently, predominantly in younger people. In order to maintaining hand function man's most important tool, the treatment of coice in recent years has shifted from predominantly conservative measures to more surgical procedures. From 1980 to 1988, 33 patients with metacarpal fractures were treated: 66% received surgical and 34% conservative treatment. We report on the results as regards hand function, the length of unemployment, the patient's subjective complaints and the peri- and postoperative complications.