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Treatment of subcapital fractures of the fifth metacarpal bone: a prospective randomised comparison between functional treatment and reposition and splinting
Kuokkanen HO, Mulari-Keranen SK, Niskanen RO, Haapala JK, Korkala OL
Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery 1999 Sep;33(3):315-317
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: Yes; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

We did a prospective study to compare the results of treatment of subcapital fractures of the fifth metacarpal bone by closed reduction and splinting or by functional treatment. Twenty-nine consecutive patients were randomly divided into the two treatment groups (functional n = 14, and reposition and splinting n = 15). The results of treatment were satisfactory in both groups. Functionally treated patients recovered their grip force and range of movement of the affected hand a little sooner. All fractures in both groups had united within three months. There were no complications. We conclude that subcapital fractures of the fifth metacarpal bone can successfully be treated without closed reduction and splinting.

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