PMID: 11901331Mar 20, 2002Paper

Complications of plate fixation in metacarpal fractures

The Journal of Trauma
Cesare FusettiMichael Papaloïzos

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the complications after open reduction and plate fixation of extra-articular metacarpal fractures. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiologic records of 129 consecutive patients with 157 metacarpal fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation with plates between 1993 and 1999. Intra-articular fractures and fractures of the thumb metacarpal were excluded. Eighty-one patients (64 men and 17 women) with 104 fractures were available for review, at an average follow-up of 13.6 months (range, 6-27 months). Twenty-eight patients (35%) and 33 fractures (32%) had one or more complications, including difficulty with fracture healing (12 patients [15%]), stiffness (eight patients [10%]), plate loosening or breakage (seven patients [8%]), complex regional pain syndrome (two patients), and one patient who developed a deep infection. Despite technical advances in implant material, design, and instrumentation, plate fixation of metacarpal fractures remains fraught with complications and unsatisfactory results.

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