Fig. 5From: Distal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis with nonaxial multiple small screws: a biomechanical analysis with axial headless compression screw and clinical result of 15 consecutive casesa, b The 3rd finger of a 63-year-old woman (patient 7). Three 1.5 mm screws were inserted from the middle phalanx to the distal phalanx unicortically with a fusion angle of 35°.; c, d The thumb of a 41-year-old man (patient 4). Three 1.5 mm screws and one 1.2 mm screw were inserted bicortically with a fusion angle of 13°Back to article page