Percutaneous Multiple Kirschner Wire Fixation in the Treatment of Hand Fractures

Abstract

The hand fracture is one of the most common traumas, and it accounts for up to 10% of all the human body fractures. Its etiologic factors include sports activities, traffic accidents and industrial work activities. There is a variability in the management of hand fracture. This poses challenging problems for surgeons. The treatment goal is to obtain good outcomes, for which surgeons should consider 1) restoration of the normal alignment, 2) achievement of the appropriate union, 3) recovery of the early range of movement and earlier return to full activities, and 4) absence of residual disabilities or deformities It is difficult to maintain reduction without causing undesirable side effects. The complications of hand fracture include infection, non-union, malunion, tendon adhesion and joint stiffness. Of these, the most serious potential problem is an inability to attain a full range of movement. There Percutaneous Multiple Kirschner Wire Fixation in the Treatment of Hand Fractures