title: [Indications for a new joint-bridging miniature external fixator in primary and secondary management of complex hand injuries].
abstract: 25 patients with injuries of the hand were treated by a new external minifixator. A specific joint bridging construction makes it possible to treat severe joint fractures by ligamentotaxis. Another indication is the preoperative continuous elongation treatment in severe contractures of the fingers. The minifixator can be made dynamic and can also be used for interfragmental compression or distraction.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Unfallchirurgie, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Jena.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Markgraf
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Friedel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Biedermann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dönicke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003286:Contracture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D016267:External Fixators; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome