Management of metacarpal shaft fractures: a survey of current UK practice
This survey demonstrates that UK hand surgeons have varying views on treatments, acceptable parameters of deformity and indications for surgical fixation of displaced MSF. There is equipoise for surgical and nonsurgical treatments, variability in factors influencing clinical decision making and support for RCTs to investigate best practice.
Authors
- R Taha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6056-5023)
- Alan Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0450-1606)
- Alexia Karantana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3742-5646)
- TR Davis
Institutions
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2024.0070
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research