Metacarpal and phalangeal fractures in athletes.

Return to Play After Forearm and Hand Injuries in the National Basketball Association

BACKGROUND Hand injuries can result in significant time away from competition for professional basketball players. Time to return to play after hand injuries in elite athletes has not been well described. PURPOSE To report the return to play from metacarpal fractures, phalangeal fractures, and thumb ligament tears in National Basketball Association (NBA) players over a 5-year period. STUDY ...

Mini-plate versus Kirschner wire internal fixation for treatment of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures in Chinese Han population: a meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES This meta-analysis aimed to compare the therapeutic effect of mini-plate versus Kirschner wire (K-wire) internal fixation on the treatment of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures among Chinese Han population. METHODS Databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, Chinese VIP, PubMed, and Embase were retrieved for studies on mini-plate (case group) versus K-wir...

External fixation for phalangeal and metacarpal fractures.

From 1987 to 1993 we treated 33 patients with 29 phalangeal and seven metacarpal fractures by external fixation using a mini-Hoffmann device. There were 27 open and 25 comminuted fractures. In 12 patients one or more tendons was involved. The mean follow-up was 4.4 years. Complications occurred in ten fractures; two required repositioning of the fixator. All the fractures healed. The functional...

Metacarpal/tarsal and phalangeal fractures

The treatment of unstable metacarpal and phalangeal shaft fractures with flexible nonlocking and locking intramedullary nails.

Metacarpal and phalangeal shaft fracture fixation can be achieved by closed IM nailing. This technique provides sufficient stability to commence early unsupported joint motion and minimize soft-tissue irritation and scar formation. Stability is enhanced by proximal nail locking; a measure that extends the indications to spiral and comminuted fractures. The surgical technique is simple but requi...