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External Fixators for the Distal Radius

by David L. Nelson, MD

(last updated 1/8/06)
This page will attempt to be a complete listing of any external fixator currently sold anywhere in the world. If your company has not yet submitted material for inclusion in this page, or any information is incorrect, please contact the Webmaster. The name of the product is a hyperlink to an illustration of the device, the name of the company is a hyperlink to their website, at the location of their external fixator.
 

 Product Name

 Company

 Features

 Limitations

 Weight

 Price
Unilateral Frames

 Pennig II

 Orthofix
Highly adaptable system Should not be used in conjunction with early motion    

 RadioLucent*

(see footnote at bottom)

 Orthofix
Radiolucent frame, low profile      

 WristJack

Hand Biomechanics Lab

Adjustment by means of gears

Cost, size
   

Distal Radius Fixator

 Synthes
Simple unilateral frame, clamps hold two Schantz screws at a time, unlike the original design, which only held one. Schantz screws are self-drilling (predrilled, self-tapping screws are best)    

 Stableloc

Acumed

Some adjustment by gears
     
           
           
Multilateral Frames
Very nice for non-bridging; has solved some of the adjustability problems of the original small Hoffman
Not very rigid if applied in its most adjustable form, not very adjustable if placed in its most rigid form
Small external fixator
Versatile, re-usable
Not very rigid if applied in its most adjustable form, not very adjustable if placed in its most rigid form
 
*Financial Disclosure: the RadioLucent Fixator by Orthofix was designed by the author, Dr. Nelson.
 
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