Threaded Intramedullary Nails Are Biomechanically Superior to Crossed K-wires for Metacarpal Neck Fractures.
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DOI: 10.1177/15589447211003182
Abstract: BACKGROUND Intramedullary nail (IMN) fixation of metacarpal fractures is an alternative to Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation. The goal of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of K-wire fixation with a threaded IMN (InNate;… read more here.
Keywords: fixation; wire fixation; neck; superior crossed ... See more keywords