title: Use of the Herbert bone screw compression jig to reduce and stabilize a Bennett fracture.
abstract: This case report describes a new use for the compression jig from a Herbert bone screw set. The use of this device in stabilizing a Bennett fracture of the thumb metacarpal prevented extensive palmar exposure and facilitated reduction of the fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chabon
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery