Guide wire placement for fifth metatarsal intra-medullary screw fixation: A technical tip

John Grice; James Calder

doi:10.1016/j.foot.2016.05.002

Guide wire placement for fifth metatarsal intra-medullary screw fixation: A technical tip

Foot (Edinb). 2016 Aug:28:12-15. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Authors

John Grice¹, James Calder²

Affiliations

¹ Fortius Clinic, 17 Fitzhardinge Street, London W1H 6EQ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: John.grice@fortiusclinic.com.
² Fortius Clinic, 17 Fitzhardinge Street, London W1H 6EQ, United Kingdom; Imperial College London, Musculoskeletal Surgery Academic Department, South Kensington Campus, London SW72AZ, United Kingdom.

PMID: 27423120
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2016.05.002

Abstract

Treatment of fifth metatarsal fractures in elite athletes or delayed/non unions often requires operative fixation. However, this can cause technical difficulties and we present an operative tip to avoid complications is presented.

Keywords: Fifth metatarsal; Fracture; Screw; Technique.

MeSH terms

Bone Screws*
Bone Wires*
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Bone / surgery*
Humans
Metatarsal Bones / diagnostic imaging
Metatarsal Bones / injuries
Metatarsal Bones / surgery*