Treatment of bony mallet finger using a modified pull-out wire suture technique

Abstract

The definition of wrist triggering is debatable. Some suggest this term should be reserved for triggering caused by wrist movements but others suggest that it is applicable to triggering of the wrist by caused by finger movements (Giannikas et al., 2007; Lemon and Engber, 1985). The latter situation appears to be more common and the current report would support that.

Non-Surgical Management of Boney Mallet Fractures: A Single-Centre Study of Outcomes in 141 Patients

“…Despite these previous studies supporting conservative management, many authors still advocate surgery when fractures are subluxed, or involve greater than one-third of the articular surface [2,6,7,10]. However examining these surgical studies, similar clinical outcomes are seen.…”

The Treatment of Doyle Type 4b Mallet Fractures with Pull-Out Suture and Transarticular Kirschner Wire Fixation Technique

“…Yakın zamanda yapılan başka bir çalışmada mallet kırığı olan 20 hastaya modifiye pull-out tel dikiş tekniği uygulandı ve on hastada mükemmel on hastada ise iyi sonuç bildirildi. Hastaların üçünde DİP ekleminde dejeneratif değişiklikler gözlendi ve hiçbir hastada cilt nekrozu, teldibi enfeksiyonu ya da deformite tekrarı gözlenmedi (21).…”

Intraosseous suture technique with K-wire stabilisation for fixation of mallet fracture with DIPJ volar subluxation

“…Surgeons have utilised various techniques including internal fixation, 5,6,8,9,[11][12][13][14][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] external fixation 25 and various suture techniques. 6,13,26 Even suture anchors have been used. The technique that comes closest to ours is that is used by Ulusoy et al 13 Bauze and Bain have also used a technique of a suture; their suture is also trans-osseous but goes around the extensor insertion to act more like a tension band concept.…”