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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-BRITISH AND EUROPEAN VOLUME
Volume 28B, Issue 1, Pages 15-17Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2001.0733
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The results of extension block Kirschner wire fixation for the treatment of mallet fractures of the distal phalanx were retrospectively assessed in 65 consecutive patients. The indications for this technique were the presence of a large bone fragment, and palmar subluxation or the loss of joint congruity of the distal interphalangeal joint. Using the Wehbe and Scheider classification there were 27 type IB, 19 type IIB, 17 type IA, and 2 type IIA fractures. According to the Crawford rating system there were 46% excellent, 32% good, 20% fair and 2% poor results. We believe that this technique, when properly applied, produces satisfactory results.
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