The stacking concept: cannulated screws for extra-articular metacarpal base fracture of the thumb
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Williams, DC
Rúas, JS
Lim, JX
Studer, A
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An alternative technique to treat extra-articular fractures of the base of the first metacarpal with intramedullary canulated headless screws is presented. The principle is creating an internal fixator within the medullary canal by introducing multiple retrograde screws until they have jammed.
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Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
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Surgery
Clinical sciences
Dentistry
Allied health and rehabilitation science
Metacarpal fractures
canulated intramedullary screws
early range of motion
headless compression screws
thumb fractures
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del Piñal, F; Williams, DC; Rúas, JS; Lim, JX; Studer, A, The stacking concept: cannulated screws for extra-articular metacarpal base fracture of the thumb, Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 2023