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Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pin Fixation of Fractured Phalanges
DAVID P. GREEN; JOHN R. ANDERSON
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From the Hand Surgery Service, Division of Orthopaedics, The University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio
1973 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1973; 55:1651-1654 
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Abstract

Twenty-six displaced fractures of the proximal phalanx of a finger were treated by closed reduction, percutaneous pin fixation, and early motion, which was obtained by taping the injured finger to an adjacent one. The major advantages of the method are that no external immobilization is required and that patients are able to return to their jobs sooner. In this series, eighteen of twenty-one patients (twenty-six fractures) regained a full range of motion within eight weeks following injury.

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    These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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