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Bone Compression Technique for Arthrodesis and Nonunion In the Hand

From the Connecticut Combined Hand Surgery Unit, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut and the Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Correspondence: Dr H. Kirk Watson, M.D., Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, 85 Seymour Street, Suite 816, Hartford CT 06106, USA. Tel.: +1 860 527 7161; Fax: +1 860 728 3227; E-mail: hkwatson01{at}aol.com

We present a simple compression technique for treatment of difficult nonunions and joint fusions in the hand. This technique utilizes only K-wires and small vessel loops. The results of 44 consecutive cases were studied retrospectively. Union was achieved in 37/44 cases. The average time to union was 7 weeks and our results were comparable to those of other studies. We found this technique useful, especially in complicated cases.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 27, No. 5, 427-429 (2002)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0795


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