Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery
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Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg · Mar 2015
Case ReportsSingle-incision open reduction and internal fixation of comminuted trapezium fractures with distal radius cancellous autograft.
Trapezium fractures comprise approximately 3% to 5% of all hand fractures. Although operative management of intra-articular trapezium fractures can result in good functional outcomes, there is very little literature addressing specific operative techniques. We describe a technique for open reduction and internal fixation of severely comminuted, intra-articular trapezium fractures, utilizing autogenous cancellous bone graft from the distal radius.