TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hackl, Michael
A1  - Müller, Lars-Peter
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Kahmann, Stephanie Lucina
A1  - Wegmann, Kilian
T1  - Proximal phalangeal neck fractures of the hand — a biomechanical comparison of three fixation techniques
T2  - Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy
N2  - Plate osteosynthesis of displaced proximal phalangeal neck fractures of the hand allows early mobilization due to a stable internal fixation. Nevertheless, joint stiffness—because of soft tissue irritation—represents a common complication leading to high complication rates. Del Pinal et al. recently reported promising clinical results for a new, minimally invasive fixation technique with a cannulated headless intramedullary compression screw. Hence, the aim of this study was to compare plate fixation of proximal phalangeal neck fractures to less two less invasive techniques: Crossed k-wire fixation and intramedullary screw fixation. We hypothesized that these fixation techniques provide inferior stability when compared to plate osteosynthesis.
Y1  - 2016
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/7746
SN  - 0942-2056
VL  - Volume 24
IS  - Supplement 1
SP  - 148
EP  - 149
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  -