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Avascular necrosis of the metacarpal head is a rare entity. Surgical interventions, such as curettage, bone-grafting, and osteotomy, have been reported in symptomatic patients. We present a patient who underwent… Click to show full abstract
Avascular necrosis of the metacarpal head is a rare entity. Surgical interventions, such as curettage, bone-grafting, and osteotomy, have been reported in symptomatic patients. We present a patient who underwent pyrolytic carbon hemiarthroplasty of the metacarpal head and had satisfactory outcomes at 1-year follow-up.
Keywords:
head;
metacarpal head;
pyrolytic carbon;
carbon hemiarthroplasty;
necrosis metacarpal;
avascular necrosis
Journal Title: The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume
Year Published: 2018
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