title: Breakage of a 1.3-mm AO/ASIF titanium plate after phalangeal osteotomy in two patients.
abstract: Two patients sustained plate breakage after a proximal phalanx corrective osteotomy stabilized with an AO/ASIF titanium 1.3-mm plate. The failure of this plate after the initiation of early range of motion therapy warrants further evaluation regarding its inherent strength and clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. mtomaino@uoi.upmc.edu
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tomaino
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium