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Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures Using Absorbable Hemi-Cerclage Sutures

P. BRÜSER
R. KREIN
G. LARKIN

From the Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Malteser Krankenhaus, Bonn, Germany

Correspondence: R. Krein MD, Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Malteser Krankenhaus, von-Hompesch-Strasse 1, D-53123 Bonn, Germany.

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.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 24, No. 6, 683-687 (1999)
DOI: 10.1054/JHSB.1999.0296
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