Secondary metacarpal fracture after malunion of the little metacarpal.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol

Department of Hand Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China.

Published: January 2025

Nineteen patients presenting with a secondary metacarpal fracture after a previously fractured little metacarpal were retrospectively reviewed. The new injury was more likely to be at the original fracture site in patients with shaft fractures than those with neck fractures. IV.

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