Related Experiment Videos
Dynamic external fixator for pilon fractures of the proximal interphalangeal joints: a simple fixator for a complex
1Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, St. James University Hospital, Leeds, UK. kulsoomasad@hotmail.com
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|March 13, 2003
Abstract:
We describe a very cheap, simple and effective dynamic external fixator for treatment of pilon fractures of the proximal interphalangeal joint. At final follow-up, nine such fractures had regained an average range of motion of 79 degrees (range, 65-90 degrees ). There was high patient satisfaction and there were no serious complications.