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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026

Comparative Outcomes of Kirschner Wire Fixation Versus Locking Plate Osteosynthesis in Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures: A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis.

Sung Huang Laurent Tsai, Shiny Chih-Hsuan Wu, Yung-Chuan Liu, Po-Ju Lai, Chun-Ying Cheng

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sung Huang Laurent TsaiDepartment of Orthopedics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6993-5416
Shiny Chih-Hsuan WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Sports Section, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0009-3476-0941
Yung-Chuan LiuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Jen-Ai Hospital, Taichung 412, Taiwan.
Po-Ju LaiDivision of Orthopedic Traumatology, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Chun-Ying ChengDepartment of Orthopedics, Sports Section, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Bone PlatesBone WiresFracture Fixation, InternalFractures, BoneMetacarpal BonesAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomecomparative surgical techniquesfifth metacarpal neck fracturefunctional hand recoveryhand fracture fixationintramedullary fixationkirschner wire fixationlocking plate osteosynthesismetacarpal fracture outcomesradiographic unionreturn to work

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PMID42796322
PMCPMC13609786

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