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A SIMPLE METHOD OF OSTEOSYNTHESIS FOR AVULSION FRACTURES OF THE THUMB METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT

Kentaro Watanabe

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, 4-66 Shonen-Cho, Nakagawa-Ku, Nagoya 454-8502, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Kentaro Watanabe, Chief Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, 4-66 Shonen-Cho, Nakagawa-Ku, Nagoya 454-8502, Japan. Tel: (+81) 52-652-7711, Fax: (+81) 52-652-7783.

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Abstract

Five cases with an avulsion fracture of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint treated by a simple method of internal fixation are described. This method is designed as a form of modified tension band wiring using the combination of a single Kirschner wire and a pull-out wire, and is technically easy.

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