A small self-compression nail-plate for stable osteosynthesis in
metaphyseal fractures of metacarpals and phalanges is described. It is also
used for interphalangeal arthrodesis. This type of osteosynthesis was
performed twenty-five times in twenty-one patients for treatment of
malunion, non-union, and the like. Bone union occurred in all instances
without exception. No deleterious sequelae in terms of limitation of motion
in adjacent joints were recorded subsequent to the surgical
intervention.