Conservative treatment has comparable outcome with bouquet pinning of little finger metacarpal neck fractures: A multicentre randomized controlled study of 85 patients

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 76-83

  Sletten, I N ^a   Hellund, J C ^a   Olsen, B ^a   Clementsen, S ^b   Kvernmo, H D ^c,d   Nordsletten, L ^a,e  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

bouquet pinning; conservative treatment; Metacarpal neck fracture; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLASTER CAST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920025680     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193414560119     Document Type: Article

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