The use of a scarf osteotomy to manage a malunited metacarpal fracture

Abstract

A scarf osteotomy was used to manage a malunited metacarpal fracture, allowing simultaneous correction of both shortening and angulation.

Keywords

Corrective osteotomy hand surgery metacarpal fracture metacarpal malunion scarf osteotomy

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