title: Mini external fixation for hand fractures and dislocations: The current state of the art.
abstract: External fixation devices for the hand provide a versatile approach to various hand injuries. Some fractures and dislocations urge the use of an external minifixation; in other fractures, external minifixation must be seen as an alternative or companion to other methods of hand stabilization. MiniFix is useful to maintain or restore hand function and hand anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, ULB 808 Route de Lennik 1070, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Kesel
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burny
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schuind
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016267:External Fixators; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D050276:Hand Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D011182:Postoperative Care