Exercise-stable arthrodesis of the area of the wrist joint using bone staplers
Hess, J.; Nick, H.E.
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse Organ der V. 26(1): 7-11
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-1819 PMID: 8150391 Document Number: 428488
In 32 of 40 cases of limited wrist fusion using bone staples, immobilization after wound healing was unnecessary. In 27 of 30 controlled cases, we found adequate bone healing. Two cases of non-union and one case of partial healing were due to the operative technique, not to the method of fixation.