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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-BRITISH AND EUROPEAN VOLUME
Volume 29B, Issue 2, Pages 135-138Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.10.012
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mallet; extensor tendon injury fracture; internal fixation; finger fracture
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Twelve patients with mallet fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation with small screws were reviewed at an average of 31 months after surgery. The indication for surgery was a fracture involving more than one-third of the distal phalanx articular surface or with subluxation of the distal interphalangeal joint. Loss of reduction occurred in one patient and in another one screw loosened slightly without loss of reduction. There were no nail deformities, infections, or secondary procedures. The mean range of motion was from 6degrees (range, 0-30degrees) (extensor lag) to 70degrees (range, 60-90degrees) flexion. Ten patients had no evidence of degenerative changes, one had minor joint space narrowing and one had significant deformity. Open reduction and screw fixation with small screws can lead to satisfactory outcome in appropriate patients.
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