title: Treatment of phalangeal fractures.
abstract: Treatment of phalangeal fractures depends on the characteristics of the fracture, condition of the soft tissue envelope, associated injuries, patient functional requirements, and surgeon familiarity and comfort with various techniques. Most phalangeal fractures can be treated successfully with nonoperative means. Surgery is considered to treat unstable injuries, articular incongruity, concomitant soft tissue damage, or other situations in which restoration of anatomy and preservation of function are achieved only via operative stabilization. Careful soft tissue handling and early mobilization are premises on which surgical phalangeal fracture treatment is based.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Beaumont Health System, 3535 West Thirteen Mile Road #742, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Rachel S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rohde
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
keywords: Hand fracture; Phalangeal fracture; Phalanx; Treatment