Non-operative treatment of metacarpal fractures and patient-reported outcomes: a multicentre snapshot study
L. E. M. de Haas,
P. A. Jawahier,
T. C. C. Hendriks
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
This study aimed to investigate practice variation in non-operative treatment methods and immobilisation duration for metacarpal fractures, and to evaluate patient-reported outcomes.
Methods
Conducted in 12 Dutch hospitals over three months in 2020, this study included adult patients with non-operatively treated solitary metacarpal fractures. Fractures were classified into intra-articular base, extra-articular base, shaft, neck, and intra-articular… Show more
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