Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1282-1285, August 2010

Interphalangeal Traction for Comminuted Fracture of Middle Phalanx Fingers: Case Report

  • Seung Min Nam, MD
    • ,
  • Eun Soo Park, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Eun Soo Park, MD, PhD, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon Hospital, 1174, Jung-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 420-767, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hoseong Shin, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Sung Gyun Jung, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Yong Bae Kim, MD, PhD

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea

Received 29 December 2009; accepted 10 May 2010.

We report an interphalangeal traction system through capsuloligamentotaxis for the treatment of comminuted fracture of the middle phalanx. The interphalangeal (IP) traction system inserts a K-wire at the proximal and distal phalanx. The difference between our IP traction system compared with the modified Suzuki frame method is that distal IP and proximal IP joints are synchronously distracted in the fixator, and bony continuity and articular integrity are restored.

Key words: Capsuloligamentotaxis, comminuted fracture, intra-articular

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00565-4

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.05.008

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1282-1285, August 2010

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