Single Buried Intramedullary K-Wire Fixation in Nonthumb Metacarpal Shaft Fractures with Immediate Postoperative Mobilization without Any Immobilization

Figure 1

The steps in the K-wire prebending: (a) how to measure the length of the implant, (b) using the blunt end of the K-wire as an implant tip, the tip was bent up about five degrees and the proximal part of the K-wire was bent up about 45 degrees, (c) the loop was made by twisting the wire around the plier, (d) the plier is used to further compress the loop diameter, (e) cut and remove the remaining K-wire, (f) the cut proximal K-wire end was twisted to align with the implant, thus preventing the present of any sharp edge that could irritate the soft tissue, and (g) the final shape of the implant.