Combining double antegrade intramedullary pinning with proximal interphalangeal joint transfixation in a bicondylar proximal phalangeal fracture

Abstract

The combination of double antegrade intramedullary pinning with proximal interphalangeal joint transfixation offers an effective and minimally invasive approach to reduce the complications of joint stiffness and functional disability.

Level of evidence: V

Keywords

Bicondylar proximal phalangeal fracture pinning minimally invasive

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