Techniques in hand & upper extremity surgery
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Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg · Mar 2013
A new volar plate DiPhos-RM for fixation of distal radius fracture: preliminary report.
We analyzed the efficiency of a new plate DiPhos-RM in CFR-PEEK [carbon-fiber-reinforced poly (etheretherketone)] for the volar fixation of distal radius fractures. The new plate's composition has the advantage of x-ray absolute transparency, therefore allowing to monitor the healing of the fracture. The desired combination of high strength and low rigidity is obtained through the use of the polymer composites CFR-PEEK. ⋯ The overall preliminary experience with this new plate is favorable. The new plate is easy to apply and provides the surgeon dual options of fixed-angle or variable-angle screws. It was rigid enough to maintain the reduction also in AO type C articular fractures.
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Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg · Dec 2012
Case ReportsHamate hook nonunion treated with a hook plate: case report and surgical technique.
Despite of its rarity, hamate hook nonunion can cause several complications like tendon rupture or loss of grip strength. Admitted treatments in the literature are excision of the bone fragment or its open reduction and internal fixation. We report a clinical case of a high-level baseball player with hamate hook nonunion treated with an original technique of fixation using a hook plate.
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Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg · Sep 2012
Complications of Kirschner-wire fixation in distal radius fractures.
Distal radius and ulna fractures are the most common fractures seen in England, occurring at a rate of 22/10,000 person years. Kirschner (K)-wire fixation is a well-accepted method of treating these fractures. There is a surprising paucity of evidence on the subject of prophylactic antibiotics and the duration of K wires can be left in, as these relate to infection rates. ⋯ These results illustrate a safe and clinically effective protocol for K-wire fixation in treating distal radius fractures. On the basis of this study, we do not advocate the use of prophylactic antibiotics, postulating that they do not affect infection rate and thereby eliminating potential antibiotic adverse effects. Furthermore, we do not bury the K wires, which allows for their removal in clinic, thus preventing risks of further operative procedures.
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Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg · Sep 2012
Comparative StudyAn alternative suspension technique after trapeziectomy for advanced thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint is often treated by (partial) trapeziectomy and tendon interposition or suspension arthroplasty procedures. In this article, an alternative suspension technique, using 2 osseous tunnels (through the first and second metacarpal) and a flexor carpi radialis tendon strip, is described.