Proximal phalangeal neck fractures of the hand — a biomechanical comparison of three fixation techniques
- 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.
| Author: | Michael Hackl, Lars-Peter Müller, Manfred StaatORCiD, Stephanie Lucina KahmannORCiD, Kilian Wegmann |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-016-4080-7 |
| ISSN: | 0942-2056 |
| Parent Title (English): | Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Place of publication: | Berlin |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2016 |
| Date of the Publication (Server): | 2016/05/11 |
| Volume: | Volume 24 |
| Issue: | Supplement 1 |
| First Page: | 148 |
| Last Page: | 149 |
| Link: | http://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-016-4080-7 |
| Zugriffsart: | campus |
| Institutes: | FH Aachen / Fachbereich Medizintechnik und Technomathematik |
| FH Aachen / IfB - Institut für Bioengineering | |
| collections: | Verlag / Springer |
