Mini locked-plate trans-carpometacarpal joint internal fixation for treating comminuted fracture of base of the fifth metacarpal_Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery

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XIE Zheng , ZHANG Jiaqiang , YIN Gang , CHEN Huihao , HU Haoliang ,  LIN Haodong , HOU Chunlin

Department of Bone Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Changzheng Hospital Affiliated to Naval Medical University【核單位英文名稱？】, Shanghai, 200003, P.R.China;

Corresponding?author：

LIN Haodong, Email: haodonglin@hotmail.com

Keywords：

Mini locked-plate; comminuted fracture; base of the fifth metacarpal; trans-carpometacarpal joint approach; internal fixation

DOI：

10.7507/1002-1892.201805077

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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of open reduction and trans-carpometacarpal joint internal fixation with mini locked-plate for treatment of comminuted fracture of base of the fifth metacarpal. Methods Between July 2015 and December 2017, 8 cases of comminuted fractures of base of the fifth metacarpals were treated with open reduction and trans-carpometacarpal joint internal fixation with mini locked-plate. There were 7 males and 1 female with an age of 19-45 years (mean, 32.5 years). The causes of injury included 2 cases of hitting hard objects while clenching fist, 6 cases of falling injury. There were 2 cases of subluxation of fifth carpal joints and 1 case of dislocation. The time from injury to operation was 1-5 days (mean, 3.5 days). The stability of fracture ends could not be maintained by preoperative evaluation without over articular fixation or short time over articular fixation. Postoperative complications and fracture healing were observed, and hand function was evaluated at last follow-up according to the total active motion (TAM) recommended by the Branch of Hand Surgery of Chinese Medicine Association. Results All the incisions healed by first intention without complications such as wound infection, cutaneous necrosis, tendon or nerve injury. All the patients were followed up 6-18 months (mean, 12 months). All fractures healed with the healing time of 12-16 weeks (mean, 13 weeks). Within 4 months after operation, all patients were able to return to pre-injury job. At last follow-up, according to the TAM recommended by the Branch of Hand Surgery of Chinese Medicine Association, the results were excellent in 7 cases, good in 1 case, with the excellent and good rate of 100%. Conclusion Applying of mini locked-plate for treatment of comminuted fractures of base of the fifth metacarpal, of which cannot obtain stable fixation through non-transarticular or short-time transarticular fixation, can achieve satisfactory functional results with very few complications through trans-carpometacarpal joint approach, thus the procedure can be used as an alternative operation scheme.

Citation： XIE Zheng, ZHANG Jiaqiang, YIN Gang, CHEN Huihao, HU Haoliang, LIN Haodong, HOU Chunlin. Mini locked-plate trans-carpometacarpal joint internal fixation for treating comminuted fracture of base of the fifth metacarpal. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2018, 32(11): 1382-1385. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201805077 Copy

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5. Biswas S, Lee R, Patel A, et al. " Mirrored” rolando’s fracture of the base of the fifth metacarpal. Eplasty, 2014, 14: ic41.
6. Lundeen JM, Shin AY. Clinical results of intraarticular fractures of the base of the fifth metacarpal treated by closed reduction and cast immobilization. J Hand Surg (Br), 2000, 25(3): 258-261.
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9. 潘達德, 顧玉東, 侍德, 等. 中華醫學會手外科學會上肢部分功能評定試用標準. 中華手外科雜志, 2000, 16(3): 130-135.
10. Dubert TP, Khalifa H. " Stabilized arthroplasty” for old fracture dislocations of the fifth carpometacarpal joint. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg, 2009, 13(3): 134-136.
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13. Cobb WA, Dingle L, Zarb Adami R, et al. Management of fracture-dislocations of the little finger carpometacarpal joint: a systematic review. J Hand Surg Eur Vol, 2018, 43(5): 530-538.
14. Bushnell BD, Draeger RW, Crosby CG, et al. Management of intra-articular metacarpal base fractures of the second through fifth metacarpals. J Hand Surg (Am), 2008, 33(4): 573-583.
15. Büren C, Gehrmann S, Kaufmann R, et al. Management algorithm for index through small finger carpometacarpal fracture dislocations. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2016, 42(1): 37-42.
16. Bora FW Jr, Didizian NH. The treatment of injuries to the carpometacarpal joint of the little finger. J Bone Joint Surg (Am), 1974, 56(7): 1459-1463.
17. 劉坤, 田文, 楊勇, 等. 閉合或有限切開復位微型外固定架聯合克氏針固定治療閉合性第 5 掌骨底骨折或脫位. 骨科臨床與研究雜志, 2017, 9(2): 273-278.
18. Tan ES, Chao TS. Dorsal buttress plate fixation of ulnar carpometacarpal joint fracture dislocations. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg, 2016, 20(2): 77-82.

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