Affiliation:
1. From the Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Malteser Krankenhaus, Bonn, Germany
Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed the use of biodegradable hemi-cerclage sutures in the treatment of 79 metacarpal fractures in 66 patients. The polyglycolic acid hemi-cerclages achieved sufficient fracture fixation to permit early motion exercises, but fractures were also immobilized for a mean of 3.7 (range, 1.5–6) weeks postoperatively, during which time physiotherapy was given. Adequate bony stability was achieved after a mean of 4.5 (range, 3.5–7) weeks and fracture redisplacement occurred in only one case.
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