Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study investigated the complications and fusion angles of patients treated for thumb metacarpophalangeal dysfunction with intramedullary locking screws using a fixed-angle device. There were 36 procedures. All joints fused appropriately with a mean fusion angle of 25°, with two complications. Level of evidence: IV
Authors: Clare E Wise, Deborah E Kenney, Amy L Ladd
Institutions: Stanford Medicine, Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4410518583