Open AccessA Modified Pull-out Wire Technique for Acute Mallet Fracture of the Finger
Author(s) -
Yueh-Hsiu Lu,
Cheng-Shong Wu,
ChenPu Hsieh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_325_16
Subject(s) - medicine , mallet finger , mallet , kirschner wire , surgery , subluxation , phalanx , deformity , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , internal fixation , population , alternative medicine , environmental health , archaeology , pathology , history
A variety of surgical techniques for treating mallet fracture finger has been reported with different outcomes and complications. However, the optimal procedure remains controversial. This study describes surgical outcomes of mallet fractures of the finger with distal phalanx treated by modified pull-out wire fixation with Kirschner wire (K-wire) stabilization of the DIP joint in hyperextension.