Outcomes Following Operative Treatment of Adolescent Mallet Fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many surgeons advocate for surgical intervention of adult mallet fractures that involve either subluxation of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint or those that involve more than one-third of the articular surface. However, the efficacy of operative treatment and complication rates are unclear regarding the adolescent population.

Questions/purposes

The goal of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes following operative fixation of bony mallet fractures in the adolescent population.

Methods

Seventeen patients with bony mallet fractures treated surgically were retrospectively reviewed. Twelve patients were treated by closed reduction with extension block pinning. The other patients underwent an open reduction and pin fixation. The average age was 15

SUBMITTER: Chen AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786583 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature