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Operative details and results.
| Variables | N = 25 |
| Injured digit | |
| Fourth metacarpal bone | 4 (16.0%) |
| Fifth metacarpal bone | 21 (84.0%) |
| Fracture location | |
| Metacarpal Neck | 18 (72.0%) |
| Metacarpal Shaft | 7 (28.0%) |
| No. of Kirschner wires used | |
| 3 | 20 (80.0%) |
| 4 | 4 (16.0%) |
| 5 | 1 (4.0%) |
| Time to union, weeks | 6.8 ± 1.9 (5–12) |
| Postoperative complications | |
| Fixation failure | 1 (4.0%) |
| Pin-site infection | 1 (4.0%) |
Results are presented as n (%) or as mean ± standard deviation (range). No = number.
