TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bannerjee, Alvin
AU  - Bermudez, Roberto
AU  - Kominsky, Stephen J
TI  - Using a bone allograft to fixate proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis
SN  - 1938-6400
KW  - *Arthrodesis/mt [Methods]
KW  - *Arthroplasty/mt [Methods]
KW  - *Bone Transplantation/mt [Methods]
KW  - *Finger Joint/su [Surgery]
KW  - *Hammer Toe Syndrome/su [Surgery]
KW  - *Toe Joint/su [Surgery]
KW  - Bone Nails
KW  - Bone Wires
KW  - Female
KW  - Finger Joint/pp [Physiopathology]
KW  - Finger Joint/ra [Radiography]
KW  - Follow-Up Studies
KW  - Hammer Toe Syndrome/pp [Physiopathology]
KW  - Hammer Toe Syndrome/ra [Radiography]
KW  - Humans
KW  - Male
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Range of Motion, Articular
KW  - Retrospective Studies
KW  - Toe Joint/pp [Physiopathology]
KW  - Toe Joint/ra [Radiography]
KW  - Transplantation, Homologous
KW  - Treatment Outcome
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Surgery/Podiatric Surgery
KW  - Comparative Study
KW  - Journal Article
N2  - LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V; UNLABELLED: Digital contractures are a very common deformity of the foot and ankle that require surgical correction. It has been shown that arthrodesis provides a better long-term result than arthroplasty of the interphalangeal joints. Arthroplasties usually require K-wire fixation that presents potential complications, such as pin tract infection. This study presents a new cadaveric bone matrix allograft to be used as rigid internal fixation for proximal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis. The purpose of using the allograft as a fixation device is to achieve solid bone fusion and avoid the potential complications of external pin fixation. Arthrodesis of the proximal interphalangeal joint was performed on 63 toes in 32 patients using TenFUSE (Solana Surgical, Memphis, TN), a sterile bone matrix allograft. The authors found 97% fusion rate with no complications reported to this date. It was concluded that this bone matrix allograft provides excellent results and is a suitable alternative fixation device for correction of hammer toe deformity
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1938640013480237
ER  -