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12631486

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty two patients with fracture dislocations of the base of the thumb metacarpal with a single large fracture fragment (Bennett's fracture) were either treated by open reduction and internal fixation or closed reduction and percutaneous transarticular Kirschner wiring. All were assessed at a mean follow up of 7 (range 3-18) years. Patients with an articular step off more than 1mm were excluded. The type of treatment did not influence the clinical outcome or the prevalence of radiological post-traumatic arthritis. The percutaneous group had a significantly higher incidence of adduction deformity of the first metacarpal. This was attributed to Kirschner wire placement near the fracture line or in the compression zone of the fracture, resulting in loss of reduction. This however did not result in an inferior outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
142-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Closed reduction transarticular Kirschner wire fixation versus open reduction internal fixation in the treatment of Bennett's fracture dislocation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Austria. martin.lutz@uklibk.ac.at
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study