Breakage of a 1.3-mm AO/ASIF titanium plate after phalangeal osteotomy in two patients
Tomaino, M.M.; King, J.
American Journal of Orthopedics 31(6): 353-355
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1078-4519 PMID: 12083590 Document Number: 544907
Two patients sustained plate breakage after a proximal phalanx corrective osteotomy stabilized with an AO/ASIF titanium 1.3-mm plate. The failure of this plate after the initiation of early range of motion therapy warrants further evaluation regarding its inherent strength and clinical application.
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