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12964095

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
Ulna-shortening is a widely accepted procedure for the treatment of ulna-impaction syndrome. High rates of non-unions however necessitate improving the operation technique. The new device introduced in this study is a 7-hole plate in which two proximal holes are sliding-holes. By correct placement of two distal screws and two screws in the sliding-holes, rotational stability is guaranteed. The osteotomy is performed while the plate is loosely fixed to the ulna. After fixation of the two distal screws, the sliding-holes facilitate reposition with a good closure of the osteotomy gap. Excentric placement of two more screws and placement of a lag screw across the oblique osteotomy leads to further compression at the osteotomy site. Ulna-variance can be adjusted exactly. So far the plate has been implanted in 15 patients. Ulna-variance was reduced from + 2 to - 2.2 mm. The clinical results are comparable to those of ulna-shortenings in the literature. The sliding-hole plate allows an exact connection with good closure of the osteotomy without malrotation. With this simplified technique, the risk of non-union can be reduced.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0722-1819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
181-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Standardised operation technique for ulna-shortening with a new sliding-hole plate].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Handchirurgie, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract