Clinical Treatment Progress for Large Metacarpal and Phalangeal Bone Defects

Abstract

Large metacarpal and phalangeal bone defects are a hot topic for orthopedic surgeons due to its high clinical incidence, disability rate, and postsurgical amputation rate, along with its difficult treatment, long treatment course, high cost, and poor effect, all of which have a negative impact on the appearance and function of the patient's hands. There are currently a variety of treatment options for large metacarpal and phalangeal bone defects, each with its own benefits and drawbacks. However, there is no treatment method capable of perfectly resolving all the problems of patients with these defects. In this paper, the authors introduce several common plans for and progress of large metacarpal and phalangeal bone defect treatment.