New Locked-Wire-Type External Fixator (the Ichi-Fixator) for Fourth and Fifth Carpometacarpal Joint Dislocation

Dislocation of the fifth carpometacarpal joint.

Locked plating as an external fixator in treating tibial fractures

OBJECTIVES This article is a systematic review of the published literature about the biomechanics, functional outcomes, and complications of a locked plate as an external fixator in treating tibial fractures. METHODS We searched the PubMed, Ovid Medline, Embase, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases to retrieve the relevant studies. Studies published in English and Chinese which asses...

Ulnopalmar dislocation of the fifth carpometacarpal joint. A rare injury.

Volar dislocation of the carpometacarpal joint of the little finger is an uncommon injury. It is subdivided in ulnopalmar and radiopalmar dislocations. The injury can easily be missed on standard x-rays. Closed reduction and K-wire fixation has commonly been used in the treatment, although closed reduction and casting has been reported. Only 10 cases of an ulnopalmar dislocation were published ...

Carpometacarpal Joint Fracture Dislocation of Second to Fifth Finger

BACKGROUND Carpometacarpal joint fracture dislocation of the second to fifth finger is a rare hand injury associated with high energy trauma. Due to severe swelling and overlapping of bones on the radiograph of wrist-hand, dislocations are missed. We reported a series of six patients with rare carpometacarpal joint fracture dislocation treated with open reduction. METHODS We retrospectively s...

Biomechanical Comparison of a Simple New Hybrid External Fixator

Introduction: To determine the stiffness characteristics of a new proposed hybrid fixator in comparison with more commonly used commercialized hybrid external fixators and idealized hybrid fixator. Materials and Methods: A prospective laboratory investigation was used to test the mechanical stiffness between the new proposed hybrid fixator (Figure 1) and the more commonly used hybrid external f...