Fifth metacarpal neck fractures treated with soft wrap/buddy taping compared to reduction and casting: results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial

Van Aaken, Jan; Fusetti, Cesare; Luchina, Stefano; Brunetti, Stefania; Beaulieu, Jean-Yves; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Hanna, Kathryn; Shin, Alexander; Hofmeister, Eric Daniel

doi:10.1007/s00402-015-2361-0

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Fifth metacarpal neck fractures treated with soft wrap/buddy taping compared to reduction and casting: results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial

ContributorsVan Aaken, Jan; Fusetti, Cesare; Luchina, Stefano; Brunetti, Stefania; Beaulieu, Jean-Yves

; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle

; Hanna, Kathryn; Shin, Alexander; Hofmeister, Eric Daniel

Published inArchives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, vol. 136, no. 1, p. 135-142

Publication date2016

Abstract

The majority of fifth metacarpal neck fractures (boxers fracture) are treated conservatively without surgery. The purpose of this prospective, randomized, multicenter trial was to determine if the outcomes of soft wrap and buddy taping (SW) was noninferior to reduction and cast (RC) in boxer's fracture with palmar angulation ≤70° and no rotational deformity.

Keywords

Adult
Casts
Surgical
Disability Evaluation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fracture Fixation/instrumentation/methods
Fractures
Bone/therapy
Hand Injuries/therapy
Humans
Male
Manipulation
Orthopedic/methods
Metacarpal Bones/injuries
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome

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VAN AAKEN, Jan et al. Fifth metacarpal neck fractures treated with soft wrap/buddy taping compared to reduction and casting: results of a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial. In: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 2016, vol. 136, n° 1, p. 135–142. doi: 10.1007/s00402-015-2361-0

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PID : unige:100328
DOI : 10.1007/s00402-015-2361-0
PMID : 26559192

Journal ISSN0936-8051

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