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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 3

From: Comparison of functional metacarpal splint and ulnar gutter splint in the treatment of fifth metacarpal neck fractures: a prospective comparative study

Fig. 3

a Method of Shortening Stipulated (SH – Stip), which is used for the measurement of shortening on AP radiography. A line was drawn through the most distal point of the heads of the neighboring 3th and 4th metacarpals. The shortening was defined as the distance from this line to the most distal point of the fractured fifth metacarpal [16]. b Method of Dorsal Cortex – oblique (DC – 30), which is used for the measurement of angulation at a 30° oblique view. The measurement lines were drawn at the most dorsal part of the metacarpal cortices [16]

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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