Treatment of mallet finger fractures by the extension-block K-wire technique
| Autor: | R. Fernandez-Gabarda, A. Darder-Prats, E. Fernandez-Garcia, A. Darder-Garcia |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Healing time Fingers Fractures Bone Mallet finger Finger Injuries medicine Humans Prospective Studies Orthodontics Transplantation business.industry Follow up studies Mean age Articular surface medicine.disease Surgery Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Upper limb Female business Bone Wires Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland). 23(6) |
| ISSN: | 0266-7681 |
| Popis: | We treated 22 patients with mallet finger fractures involving more than one-third of the articular surface by the extension-block K-wire technique. There were 18 men and four women with a mean age of 23 years (range, 14–34). The Wehbé and Schneider method was used to classify the fractures and the results were graded according to Crawford’s criteria. All the fractures united, with an average healing time of 5.6 weeks (range, 4–7). At a mean follow-up of 25 months (range, 18–48) 21 mallet finger fractures had an excellent or good result. One patient had a fair result with a lag to extension of 20°. We conclude that the extension-block K-wire technique is an effective method of treatment for displaced mallet finger fractures. |
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