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Fixation for Comminuted Phalangeal Fractures

A biomechanical study of five methods

W. W. LU
K. FURUMACHI
W. Y. IP
S. P. CHOW

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Correspondence: Dr W. Lu, Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital, 12 Sandy Bay Road, Hong Kong.

The rigidities of five fixation methods have been studied with a comminuted phalangeal fracture model. Mechanical testing of compression, bending and torsion were performed for each fixation. Lateral plating with six screws seems to provide the most rigid fixation. If such lateral plating is not practicable, the four-Kirschner wire method would be a satisfactory alternative.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 21, No. 6, 765-767 (1996)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(96)80183-5
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