Original Article: PDF OnlyA Simple External Fixator for Use in Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures: A Technique PaperSochart, D H; Paul, A S Author Information Bury General Hospital, Bury, and Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, England Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: August 1995 - Volume 9 - Issue 4 - p 333-335 Buy Abstract Summary: We report the use of a simple and inexpensive external fixator for the treatment of unstable, displaced metacarpal and phalangeal fractures in a series of 12 patients. The fixator was well tolerated and the clinical and radiological results were excellent in all cases © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.