Method of bone fixation in reattachment of amputations in the upper extremities
Ikuta, Y.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 133: 169-178
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 688706 Document Number: 135891
The object of secure bone fixation in the reattachment of amputated fingers is early motion. The use of specially designed screws and Kirschner wires is essential for this objective. This becomes even more important in the reattachment of fingers than the upper arm or forearm. If there should be non-union of the bone, an autologous bone graft should be applied as a secondary procedure.