Symptomatic Nonunion of a Distal Phalanx Fracture: Treatment With a Percutaneous Compression Screw

C. M.E.M. Meijs; M. H.J. Verhofstad

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.02.022

Symptomatic Nonunion of a Distal Phalanx Fracture: Treatment With a Percutaneous Compression Screw

C. M.E.M. Meijs^*
, M. H.J. Verhofstad

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fractures of the distal phalanx caused by crush injuries occur frequently but rarely result in nonunions. This article describes 2 patients with a symptomatic hypertrophic nonunion after a fracture of the waist of the distal phalanx of the thumb. Following the general principles of nonunion treatment, both patients were successfully treated with a single compression screw inserted by a minimally invasive approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1127-1129
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.02.022
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009
Externally published	Yes

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