Complications of plate fixation in metacarpal fractures

Fusetti, Cesare; Meyer, Henning; Borisch, Nicola; Stern, Richard; Della Santa, Dominique; Papaloizos, Michael

doi:10.1097/00005373-200203000-00019

Scientific article

English

Complications of plate fixation in metacarpal fractures

ContributorsFusetti, Cesare; Meyer, Henning; Borisch, Nicola; Stern, Richard; Della Santa, Dominique; Papaloizos, Michael

Published inThe Journal of trauma, vol. 52, no. 3, p. 535-539

Publication date2002

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the complications after open reduction and plate fixation of extra-articular metacarpal fractures.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Plates
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Fracture Fixation/methods
Fractures, Bone/surgery
Humans
Male
Metacarpus/injuries
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications/epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing/physiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (98)

Citation (ISO format)

FUSETTI, Cesare et al. Complications of plate fixation in metacarpal fractures. In: The Journal of trauma, 2002, vol. 52, n° 3, p. 535–539. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200203000-00019

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:46212
DOI : 10.1097/00005373-200203000-00019
PMID : 11901331

Journal ISSN0022-5282

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Complications of plate fixation in metacarpal fractures

The objective of this study is to assess the complications after open reduction and plate fixation of extra-articular metacarpal fractures.

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