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Arthrodesis of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb using a Herbert screw
Ignacio Proubasta1, Claudia Lamas, Laura Trullols
1GHand Unit, Orthopaedic Department, Hospital Sant, Pau Barcelona, Spain. iproubasta@hsp.santpau.es
Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
|June 20, 2006
Abstract:
We describe a technique for thumb metacarpophalangeal joint arthrodesis by using a Herbert screw. This method of fixation helps in avoiding some of the potential problems associated with wire fixation, tension-band arthrodesis, or plate fixation. Therefore, it eliminates the risk of pin track infection, pin breakage, and painful protrusion under the skin requiring metalwork removal.
