Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: March | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 589-592
To Evaluate Metacarpal & Phalangeal Fractures of the Hand in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Study
Saurabh Ponde1, Atul Shrivastava2, Gaurav M. Chaudhari3, Piyush D. Vaghasiya4, Priyank M. Kalathia5
1Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences, Dahanu Road, Palghar.
2Orthopedic Consultant, Kolkata.
3,4,5Junior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences, Dahanu Raod Palghar.
Corresponding Author: Saurabh Ponde
ABSTRACT
Background: This Prospective cohort study was undertaken to evaluate the functional outcome after proper treatment of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures.
Material & Methods: Total 70 fractures were treated in 60 patients. Out of these 70 fractures 30 were metacarpal and 40 were phalangeal. Out of these 70 fractures, 41 were managed by Conservative (group C), 17 were managed by the K-wire fixation (group K) & 2 were managed by External fixation (group E).
Results: In this study mean age was 38.3±11.6 years of the study subject. Also the male female ratio was 3:1. Majority 67.5% of the patients were treated by Group C modality. According to the Mayo Wrist score, there was statistically significant difference in outcome between three modalities of treatment.
Conclusion: So we conclude that hand fractures should be treated with proper guidelines and protocols to get good results.
Keywords: Conservative, K-wire fixation, External fixation, Mayo wrist score.
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