Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Hand and upper extremity
External fixation of hand fractures
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- AS/OB/CAD/LAB/SIM - assist, observe, cadaver, lab or simulator (NMC)
- Also called
- mini external fixator hand
Videos and resources
- VideoHand fractures: Basics 5-Principles of hand fracture management, splints, external internal fixation30:54
- PageIntramedullary Crossed K-wire Fixation for the Hand Fractures is...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- +33 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“iii. External fixation” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 16)