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12132098

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
Eleven patients with intra-articular fractures of the trapezium were evaluated after surgical treatment with a mean follow-up time of 47 months (range, 25-80 mo). There were 6 vertical split and 5 comminuted fractures. All fractures involved high-energy trauma in men. Five resulted from motorcycle accidents. An associated Bennett's fracture occurred in 4 patients. Three fractures went undiagnosed at the time of initial evaluation. At late follow-up evaluation, 8 of 11 patients experienced some pain, mainly at the trapeziometacarpal articulation. There was no statistical difference in thumb motion, wrist motion, or grip and pinch strength between the affected and unaffected extremity. Radiographs revealed degenerative changes at the trapeziometacarpal articulation in 5 of 11 fractures. No patient was disabled and no patient changed occupation as a result of the hand injury. Based on the good results obtained with surgical intervention we advocate open reduction and internal fixation for fractures with either articular displacement >2 mm or carpometacarpal subluxation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0363-5023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
697-703
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical treatment of intra-articular fractures of the trapezium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 6825 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Multicenter Study