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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026

Second Metacarpal Index as a Predictor of Secondary Displacement in Conservatively Treated Distal Radius Fractures.

Alexandru Jecan, Gheorghe Tomoaia, Răzvan Marian Melinte, Diana Jecan-Toader, Roxana Cristina Rad Bodan, Daniel Oltean-Dan

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Alexandru JecanDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", 400132 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5268-9343
Gheorghe TomoaiaDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", 400132 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Răzvan Marian MelinteDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", 400132 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6965-4649
Diana Jecan-Toader2nd Pediatric Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatiganu", 400132 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6460-1855
Roxana Cristina Rad BodanFaculty of Medicine, University "Dimitrie Cantemir" Târgu-Mureș, No. 3-5 Bodoni Sandor, 540545 Târgu-Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0009-0003-0816-0500
Daniel Oltean-DanDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", 400132 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8094-8963

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Metacarpal BonesRadius FracturesWrist FracturesAgedAged, 80 and overConservative TreatmentFemaleHumansMalePredictive Value of TestsRadiographyRetrospective StudiesROC Curvedistal radius fractureosteoporosissecondary displacementsecond metacarpal index

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