To prove that use of intramedullary cannulated headless hardware fixation of metacarpal fractures provides anatomic reduction, stable fixation, less operative trauma and early, active post-operative mobilization. The study compares two types of implant to determine efficacy in reduction and maintenance of reduction for fracture healing.
To prove that use of intramedullary cannulated headless hardware fixation of metacarpal fractures provides anatomic reduction, stable fixation, less operative trauma and early, active post-operative mobilization. The study compares two types of implant to determine efficacy in reduction and maintenance of reduction for fracture healing
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Intramedullary headless hardware systems were utilized to place hardware in85 a retrograde manner from the metacarpophalangeal joint.
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Post-operative primary Outcomes
Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH) outcome measure score.
Time frame: 30 Days
Pain scale
Pain quantified on Graphic Rating Scale (GRS)
Time frame: 30-days
Measurement of range
Goniometer measurements of range of motion at metacarpophalangeal joint (MP), proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP), distal interphalangeal joint (DIP), in addition to any extensor lag at the MP joint.
Time frame: 30-days
Operative complications
Operative complications including but not limited to: bone nonunion and malunion, superficial and deep infections, hardware failure, stiffness, revision surgery and tendon adhesions/rupture.
Time frame: 30-days
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