title: Rigid internal fixation of basilar fractures of the proximal phalanges by cancellous bone grafting only.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strickler
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Büchler
mesh_terms: 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