Nineteen cases with twenty-one metacarpal fractures were treated using mini-plate fixation followed by early mobilization. Open fractures with severe soft tissue injury were excluded from the current study. The average age was thiry (range 16 to 52). The follow-up period averaged 7.3 months (range 1 to 22 months) excluding one case, which was follwed up for four days after surgery. The average flexion angle of the MP joint was 75 degrees. No extension dificit was noted. Complications were seen in two cases: one experiencing stiff MP joint and the other non-union, which was treated using only screws and fixed again using both plate and screws.
