Clinical efficacy of closed reduction and percutaneous parallel K-wire interlocking fixation of first metacarpal base fracture

Table 1 Patient characteristics in the modified technique group

No.	Sex	Age	Fracture side	Trauma mechanism	Fracture type	Operation time (min)	Cast	K-wire removal (days)	Complication
1	M	38	R	Fall	Bennett	22	No	40	None
2	M	34	L	Fighting	Bennett	15	No	55	None
3	M	28	R	Fall	Rolando	25	Yes	60	None
4	M	36	R	Fighting	Extra transverse	20	No	42	None
5	M	44	R	Fall	Extra oblique	10	No	50	None
6	M	61	R	Fall	Extra oblique	18	No	36	None
7	M	45	R	Fall	Rolando	30	Yes	56	None
8	M	30	L	Fighting	Bennett^a	35	No	58	None
9	M	22	R	Fighting	Extra transverse	11	No	53	None
10	M	16	R	Fall	Bennett	16	No	35	None
11	M	26	R	Fall	Bennett	13	No	38	None
12	M	42	R	Fall	Extra oblique	14	No	40	None
13	M	33	L	Fighting	Extra oblique	20	No	45	None
14	M	37	R	Fall	Bennett	23	No	52	None
15	F	40	R	Fall	Extra transverse	15	No	54	None
16	M	50	L	Fall	Extra oblique	18	No	48	None
17	M	43	R	Fall	Extra oblique	12	No	44	None
18	M	35	R	Fighting	Rolando	22	No	50	None
19	M	38	R	Fall	Extra oblique	15	No	49	None
20	M	20	R	Fighting	Extra transverse	12	No	47	None

Average age: 35.9 ± 10.6 years; average operation time: 18.3 ± 6.5 min; average K-wire removal time 47.6 ± 7.4 days
^aMulti-fracture patient; representative cases are Nos. 3, 5, and 8

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