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Fig. 4

From: Distal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis with nonaxial multiple small screws: a biomechanical analysis with axial headless compression screw and clinical result of 15 consecutive cases

Fig. 4

Construct failures in the torque to failure test; a Fixation loosening in the medullary canal of the middle phalanx and b cortical breakage of the distal phalanx in specimens with the axial headless compression screw technique. c Fixation loosening from the cortex of the middle phalanx and d cortical breakage of the distal phalanx in specimens with the nonaxial multiple small screws technique

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