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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Internal suture for mallet finger fracture |
Author: | Bauze, A. Bain, G. |
Citation: | Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 1999; 24(6):688-692 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Issue Date: | 1999 |
ISSN: | 0266-7681 1532-2211 |
Statement of Responsibility: | A Bauze, G.I Bain |
Abstract: | An internal suture technique has been used for mallet finger fractures involving at least 30% of the articular surface. It provides fixation without a button or transfixion of the fragment. An independent retrospective review was conducted of ten patients at a mean follow-up of 17 months. Mean visual analogue score (0 to 10) for pain was 2.4 and satisfaction 7.9. Mean active range of motion was 13 to 49 degrees, passive motion was 2 to 56 degrees, pinch strength of effected finger to thumb was 3.8 kgf (81% of the opposite finger), grip strength 37.9 kgf (95% of the opposite hand). All fractures united and there were no neuromas. Complications included two nail deformities, a superficial infection and a pin track infection. One patient with a crush injury continued to have pain despite an arthrodesis. |
Keywords: | Humans Finger Injuries Radiography Fracture Fixation, Internal Suture Techniques Adolescent Adult Middle Aged Female Male Fractures, Bone |
Rights: | © 1999 The British Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0284 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/jhsb.1999.0284 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Orthopaedics and Trauma publications |
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