Figure 2: Non-locking plates were primarily used for surgical treatment of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures. Metacarpal (58.6%) and phalangeal (36.4%) were the most frequent fractures of the hand (A). Joint fusion was only represented with 2.9% and internal fixation of small bones in the hand, as well as replantation and corrective osteotomy each, were performed in only 0.7% of the cases. VariAx Hand Locking Plates were used in only 2.9% of the evaluated cases (B). All values are shown as percentage of 140 valid cases.