Symptomatic nonunion of a distal phalanx fracture: treatment with a percutaneous compression screw.
Fractures of the distal phalanx caused by crush injuries occur frequently but rarely result in nonunions. This article describes 2 patients with a symptomatic hypertrophic nonunion after a fracture of the waist of the distal phalanx of the thumb. Following the general principles of nonunion treatment, both patients were successfully treated with a single compression screw inserted by a minimally invasive approach.
Department of Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands. c.meijs@elisabeth.nl
C M E M
CM
Meijs
M H J
MH
Verhofstad
D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*