| Literature DB >> 15576214 |
Alejandro Badia1, Felix Riano.
Abstract
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.Mesh:
Year: 2004 PMID: 15576214 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.06.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hand Surg Am ISSN: 0363-5023 Impact factor: 2.230