Unstable phalangeal fractures: treatment by A.O. screw and plate fixation.
J Hand Surg Am
; 16(1): 113-7, 1991 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-1995665
ABSTRACT
A prospective study of fifty-two fresh traumatic unstable fractures of the proximal or middle phalanges of the hand in forty-seven patients was reviewed. All the fractures were fixed with A.O. miniature screws and plates. The overall results were not satisfactory and complications were frequent. Only 26.9% of the fractures had good results. Fractures associated with significant soft tissue injuries had very poor results. When the present series was compared with a comparable group of fractures fixed with Kirschner wires, there was no significant improvement in the results. The unsatisfactory outcome of this group of unstable fractures may be largely due to the frequent association with poor prognostic factors.
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Assunto principal:
Placas Ósseas
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Parafusos Ósseos
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Fraturas Ósseas
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Traumatismos dos Dedos
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Fixação Interna de Fraturas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hand Surg Am
Ano de publicação:
1991
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Article