A modified improvised external fixator: the mini-caterpillar

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 Jan 9:17531934241311423. doi: 10.1177/17531934241311423. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

We present a short report discussing our first-hand experience using a modification of the improvised syringe-barrel external-fixator for hand fractures and its practical advantages in stabilising single bone fixation.

Keywords: Fracture; ex fix; external fixation; hand fracture; hand trauma.