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Treatment of Malunited Fracture of the First Metacarpal Base with a Comorbidity of Diabetes by Medical Therapy and Miniplate Fixation: A Case Report
Abstract: Even though every malunited hand fracture requires no intervention, malunion deformities including rotational malalignment and angulation can cause weakness of grasp and pinch. In addition, diabetes mellitus, a general factor of an infection, is an important illness which should be taken into account before undertaking reconstruction. Therefore, malunited fracture of the first metacarpal concomitant with diabetes may pose as a challenging problem, which includes various considerations such as indications, fixation …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 Read article