Rigid internal fixation of basilar fractures of the proximal phalanges by cancellous bone grafting only.
Ten patients with 13 basilar metaphyseal impaction fractures of the proximal phalanges of the fingers were treated with "rigid internal fixation" by bone grafting alone. When retrospectively reviewed at a mean follow-up of 32 months, bone healing had occurred without any relevant secondary displacement of the fracture fragments. The final ranges of motion were good and return to work was quicker than expected.
Strickler
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Division of Hand Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland.
Nagy
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Büchler
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology