title: Interphalangeal traction for comminuted fracture of middle phalanx fingers: case report.
abstract: We report an interphalangeal traction system through capsuloligamentotaxis for the treatment of comminuted fracture of the middle phalanx. The interphalangeal (IP) traction system inserts a K-wire at the proximal and distal phalanx. The difference between our IP traction system compared with the modified Suzuki frame method is that distal IP and proximal IP joints are synchronously distracted in the fixator, and bony continuity and articular integrity are restored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Eun Soo
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hoseong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Sung Gyun
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Yong Bae
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D016267:External Fixators; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography