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Facial Plates in Phalanx Fracture-Non-Union of Great Toe – A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Phalanx fractures of the lower limb have high rates of union when manage conservatively. CASE REPORT: A 26-year-old male with fracture of great toe proximal phalanx fracture which was initially managed conservatively with buddy strapping, who missed follow-up and presented late to outp...

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Autores principales: Babu, J Harish, Vinodh, J Benjamin, Rathi, Nitesh Kumar, Chellamuthu, Girinivasan, Vignesh, P S Arun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10152941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37144070
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i02.3540
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Phalanx fractures of the lower limb have high rates of union when manage conservatively. CASE REPORT: A 26-year-old male with fracture of great toe proximal phalanx fracture which was initially managed conservatively with buddy strapping, who missed follow-up and presented late to outpatient department at 6 months with persistence of pain and difficulty in weight bearing. Here, we treated the patient with L-facial plate (2.0 system). CONCLUSION: Fracture non-union of proximal phalanx can be managed surgically with L- facial plates and screw and bone grafting which will provide full weight bearing and walk normally without any pain and with adequate range of movements.