Secondary metacarpal fracture after malunion of the little metacarpal

Jiangchao Zhang; Ge Xiong; Deshui Yu

doi:10.1177/17531934251313978

Secondary metacarpal fracture after malunion of the little metacarpal

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 Jan 24:17531934251313978. doi: 10.1177/17531934251313978. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jiangchao Zhang¹, Ge Xiong^{1

2}, Deshui Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hand Surgery, Peking University Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100035, China.
² Department of Hand Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China.

PMID: 39852238
DOI: 10.1177/17531934251313978

Abstract

Nineteen patients presenting with a secondary metacarpal fracture after a previously fractured little metacarpal were retrospectively reviewed. The new injury was more likely to be at the original fracture site in patients with shaft fractures than those with neck fractures.Level of evidence: IV.

Keywords: Malunion; little metacarpal fracture; secondary fracture; treatment.