Journal of Medical Insight

2373-6003

JoMI

Boston, Massachusetts

290.13

10.24296/jomi/290.13

Research article

Bone Graft for Nonunion of Right Thumb Proximal Phalanx Fracture

2023

2023 11

2017 Journal of Medical Insight

2017

You may create an account, or sign in to gain temporary access for evaluation purposes. To maintain access: please let your librarian know you would like a subscription or send us an email at subscribe@jomi.com and we will forward your feedback to your librarian.

Content is available at https://jomi.com/article/290.13/bone-graft-for-nonunion-of-right-thumb-proximal-phalanx-fracture

In this video, we describe a surgical technique for the treatment of an unstable nonunion of a proximal phalangeal fracture of the thumb. The video describes the surgical exposure, preparation of the nonunion site, harvesting of autogenous iliac corticocancellous bone graft, bone grafting of the defect, and stabilization with K-wire fixation.

Hand Surgery, Orthopaedics, Bone Graft, Phalanx Fracture nonunion bone graft Open Pediatric Female Complication Management Advanced Intraoperative Tourniquet Placement Bone Grafting Resource-Limited Settings Internal Fixation Splinting Elective