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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1943;25:816-821.
© 1943 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

INTERNAL FIXATION OF METACARPAL FRACTURES EXCLUSIVE OF THE THUMB

Eugene F. Berkman 1 and G. H. Miles 1

1 Station Hospital, Camp Lee, Virginia

The advantages of the treatment described are:

1. Heavy casts or splints are not needed in fractures of the metacarpals.

2. Free use of the hand is established immediately following fixation.

3. Internal fixation maintains proper reduction without slipping of the fragments.

4. Patients feel grateful for the full use of their hands.


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