abstract  background: the goal of this report is to show our results with extension block technique for treatment of mallet fracture. the indications for this technique were the presence of a large bone fragment, and palmar subluxation.  methods: we retrospectively assessed the results of treatment in 14 mallet fractures  which have been treated by extension block technique to determine the ran...

BACKGROUND Although common, mallet finger represents a spectrum of injuries for which there are many questions about the best form of treatment. A long-standing controversy continues as to strategies and techniques of treatment. This quantitative literature analysis is the first that makes use of an evidence-based evaluation process to pool across studies the outcomes of conservative versus sur...

Mallet finger involves loss of continuity of the extensor tendon over the distal interphalangeal joint. This common hand injury results in a flexion deformity of the distal finger joint and may lead to an imbalance between flexion and extension forces more proximally in the digit. Mallet injuries can be classified into four types, based on skin integrity and the presence or absence of bony invo...

In adults, mallet finger is a traumatic zone I lesion of the extensor tendon with either tendon rupture or bony avulsion at the base of the distal phalanx. High-energy mechanisms of injury generally occur in young men, whereas lower energy mechanisms are observed in elderly women. The mechanism of injury is an axial load applied to a straight digit tip, which is then followed by passive extreme...

Sixty patients with mallet finger deformity were randomly treated with either a Stack or a custom-made padded aluminium alloy malleable finger splint. Both splints were equally effective in correcting the deformity but the aluminium alloy splint was able to be fitted to a wider variety of finger shapes and sizes and caused significantly fewer skin complications.

We report a case of chronic dislocation of proximal interphalangeal joint with mallet finger.

Closed treatment has provided good results in uncomplicated cases of mallet finger; however, surgical fixation is recommended when there is involvement of more than one third of the base of the distal phalanx. Various techniques have been described for this purpose. The goal of this report is to present a simple method of K-wire fixation and show our results with this procedure.

Dorsal interosseus muscles . . . . . . . . . . . . . e114 Pain e114 Weakness e115 Thenar muscles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e115 Flexor tendons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e115 Trigger finger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e115 Tendon rupture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e116 Mallet finger e116 Ruptured flexor tendon e117 Dupuytren’s contracture . . . . ...

We treated 32 displaced mallet finger fractures by a two extension block Kirschner-wire technique. The clinical and radiological outcomes were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 49 months (25 to 84). The mean joint surface involvement was 38.4% (33% to 50%) and 18 patients (56%) had accompanying joint subluxation. All 32 fractures united with a mean time to union of 6.2 weeks (5.1 to 8.2). Congru...