Outcomes and complications of ulnar shortening osteotomy: an institutional review
Conclusions
General outcome measures were favorable. Smokers and patients with workers’ compensation claims experienced significantly poorer outcomes. However, the incidence of nonunion and delayed union was higher than most reports in the literature. Furthermore, we demonstrated a high refracture rate (11.4 %) following removal of hardware.
Source: Hand - Category: Surgery Source Type: research
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