Outcomes of conservative treatment for bony mallet fingers

• Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 1493 - 1499
• Main Authors: Goto, Kenji, Naito, Kiyohito, Nagura, Nana, Sugiyama, Yoichi, Obata, Hiroyuki, Kaneko, Ayaka, Kawakita, So, Kajihara, Hajime, Iwase, Yoshiyuki, Ishijima, Muneaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aluminum; Classification; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Orthopedics; Radiography; Range of motion; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Traumatic Surgery; Bony mallet fingers; Volar splint; Splinting; Gap; Conservative treatment

Background The treatment strategy for bony mallet fingers remains controversial. The outcomes of conservative treatment were investigated in this study. In addition, the time to bone union, and gap between the bone fragment and distal phalanx are discussed. Methods The subjects were 26 patients (27...