title: Compression osteosynthesis in the hand using a small nail-plate.
abstract: A small self-compression nail-plate for stable osteosynthesis in metaphyseal fractures of metacarpals and phalanges is described. It is also used for interphalangeal arthrodesis. This type of osteosynthesis was performed twenty-five times in twenty-one patients for treatment of malunion, non-union, and the like. Bone union occurred in all instances without exception. No deleterious sequelae in terms of limitation of motion in adjacent joints were recorded subsequent to the surgical intervention.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing