A "do-it-yourself" distraction fixator for phalangeal bone loss.
A "do-it-yourself" external distraction fixator for fingers is presented. The device offers controlled and stable distraction and stabilization using a simple method and readily available, sterile, low-cost disposable 30- to 60-ml cc syringes.
Rosenberg
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Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
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D004867:Equipment Design; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans