Malunions are fractures that have healed with a deformity. Multiple abnormalities can coexist, but only one usually takes the lead causing symptoms, such as bone shortening, finger scissoring, etc. It is mainly caused by insufficient reduction. Malunions of the metacarpals are usually apex dorsal, while malunions of the phalanx tend to angulate volarly. Each patient with malunion should be assessed individually and treated conservatively if there is little to no functional impairment. Surgeries can be used to treat individuals with angular and rotational deformity.
Daher, M., Ghoul, A., Salameh, B., Ghanimeh, J., Sabbagh, J., Zalaquett, Z., & Roukoz, S. (2023). Metacarpals and phalanges malunion: a narrative review. The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal, 58(2), 53-59. doi: 10.4103/eoj.eoj_69_22
MLA
Mohammad Daher; Ali Ghoul; Bendy-Lemon Salameh; Joe Ghanimeh; Joanna Sabbagh; Ziad Zalaquett; Sami Roukoz. "Metacarpals and phalanges malunion: a narrative review", The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal, 58, 2, 2023, 53-59. doi: 10.4103/eoj.eoj_69_22
HARVARD
Daher, M., Ghoul, A., Salameh, B., Ghanimeh, J., Sabbagh, J., Zalaquett, Z., Roukoz, S. (2023). 'Metacarpals and phalanges malunion: a narrative review', The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal, 58(2), pp. 53-59. doi: 10.4103/eoj.eoj_69_22
VANCOUVER
Daher, M., Ghoul, A., Salameh, B., Ghanimeh, J., Sabbagh, J., Zalaquett, Z., Roukoz, S. Metacarpals and phalanges malunion: a narrative review. The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal, 2023; 58(2): 53-59. doi: 10.4103/eoj.eoj_69_22
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