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Eighteen patients with industrial injuries to the dorsum of the proximal interphalangeal
joint involving articular destruction and segmental bone loss were treated by primary
bone grafting and plating. Rigid arthrodesis and preservation of functional length
were obtained in 25 fingers. Of the 25 fingers, 23 fused primarily. Because of technical
error, one reconstruction showed delayed consolidation and required secondary grafting
before uniting; one arthrodesis became infected and healed by second intention. Additional
procedures were flexor tendon repair, nerve grafting, and local or distant flap coverage.
The procedure is considered valid for the treatment of extensive skeletal damage to
the proximal interphalangeal joint area.
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Publication history
Accepted:
November 4,
1987
Received:
July 22,
1987
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*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
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© 1988 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
