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[Indications for a new joint-bridging miniature external fixator in primary and secondary management of complex hand
I Schmidt1, E Markgraf, R Friedel
1Abteilung Unfallchirurgie, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Jena.
Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
25 patients with injuries of the hand were treated by a new external minifixator. A specific joint bridging construction makes it possible to treat severe joint fractures by ligamentotaxis. Another indication is the preoperative continuous elongation treatment in severe contractures of the fingers. The minifixator can be made dynamic and can also be used for interfragmental compression or distraction.