[Open fractures of the hand joints].
In the authors' opinion the optimal treatment of the open fractures of the hand articulations is the internal fixation offering the best fixation possible--this being the best antidote of the inflammatory complications and assuring the satisfactory late functional results. The splinting (stabliizing) methods known so far--as well as the preventive measures applied by the authors against inflammatory complications are discussed.
[Open fractures of the hand joints]. In the authors' opinion the optimal treatment of the open fractures of the hand articulations is the internal fixation offering the best fixation possible--this being the best antidote of the inflammatory complications and assuring the satisfactory late functional results. The splinting (stabliizing) methods known so far--as well as the preventive measures applied by the authors against inflammatory complications are discussed.