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Le fratture di metacarpi e falangi sono le più frequenti a livello dell’arto superiore, con maggior frequenza nei maschi di età tra 10 e 40 anni. Nella maggior parte dei casi sono fratture riducibili e stabili e richiedono pertanto un trattamento incruento (Orbay e Touhami, 2006; Green e Rowland, 1991).
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De Petro, P., Bertolini, M., Molino, D., Mattu, R., Giacalone, F. (2016). Mano: metacarpi e falangi. In: Faletti, C. (eds) Traumatologia scheletrica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5732-6_8
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