[Resorbable PDS splints in fracture stabilization and for arthrodeses of the hand].

Small rods of resorbable Polydioxanon (PDS-splints) are suitable for stabilizing fractures of a phalanx, either near the base or the head, be the fracture transverse or comminuted. Such internal splints are especially useful in replantation of clean amputations. Used in combination with intraosseous wiring, osteosynthesis can be achieved that is stable for exercise in all cases. Another use is in arthrodesis of the distal interphalangeal joints and the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb. Disadvantages that accompany Kirschner wire fixation are thus avoided. Case descriptions and results are presented.