The thumb ray is pulled out to it original length, placed in palmar abduction (position of opposition) and held in this position by 0.045 inch K-wires.
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The K-wires are placed between the first and second metacarpals to stabilize the reconstruction for eight weeks before rehabilitation of the wrist and thumb is begun.
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