Sentence examples for multiple metacarpal fractures from inspiring English sources

In closed multiple metacarpal fractures, plate fixation is a good option for several reasons.

Closed multiple metacarpal fractures are considered highly unstable and are more prone to poor functional outcome.

Metacarpal length is very likely to be shortened in multiple metacarpal fractures, causing instability [6, 7].

The authors assess the functional outcome of mini fragment plate fixation in closed ipsilateral multiple metacarpal fractures.

Closed multiple metacarpal fractures are considered highly unstable and are more prone to poor functional outcome compared with open single metacarpal fracture [6, 7, 8, 9, 10].

In literature, we found only one study, by Souer et al., in which results of plate fixation in closed ipsilateral multiple metacarpal fractures were evaluated [9].

However, some metacarpal fractures are treated with open reduction and internal fixation because of an open fracture, instability, or multiple fractures.

Metacarpal fractures are common in hand surgery.

Most metacarpal fractures are stable and can be treated with nonsurgical stabilization.

The good clinical and biomechanical results of locking plates in long bones might be applicable to treatment of metacarpal fractures.

Eleven patients had two metacarpal fractures.