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Use of the "S" Quattro Dynamic External Fixator in the Treatment of Difficult Hand Fractures

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincents Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Correspondence: J. Hannen Mullett FRCSI, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. E-mail: hmullett{at}indigo.ie

Thirty-seven patients were treated over a 7-year period using the "S" Quattro dynamic external fixator. There were 30 intra-articular and nine extra-articular fractures. Patients were reviewed at an average of 22.5 months. The average total range of motion for the affected digit at follow-up was 232° for intra-articular and 241° for extra-articular fractures. We believe that this device is a simple, reliable technique in the treatment of these difficult fractures.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 24, No. 3, 350-354 (1999)
DOI: 10.1054/JHSB.1999.0071


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