Percutaneous Kirschner Wire Fixation of Acute Mallet Fractures Percutaneousely Reduced by Towel Clip.
10.12671/jkfs.2009.22.4.283
- Author:
Chung Soo HAN
1
;
Duke Whan CHUNG
;
Bi O JEONG
;
Hyun Chul PARK
;
Jin Young KIM
;
Cheol Hee PARK
;
Jin Sung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. dukech@khmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mallet fracture;
Distal phalanx;
Towel clip;
K-wire
- MeSH:
Fingers;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Joints;
Range of Motion, Articular
- From:Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2009;22(4):283-287
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To analyze the treatment of clinical results of the percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation of acute mallet fractures percutaneousely reduced by towel clip. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From August 2005 to April 2009, we evaluated nine fingers in eight patients, more than three months follow up. The type of injury was a axial loading in seven cases and direct blow in two. The average follow-up period was 10.1 months (range: 3~41 months). The indication of operative treatment was the presence of large bony fragment or the palmar subluxation of the distal phalnx. RESULTS: The range of motion was 3.7degrees (0~10degrees) in extension lag and 76.7degrees (60~90degrees) of flexion of the distal interphalangeal joint. CONCLUSION: The percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation of acute mallet fractures percutaneousely reduced by towel clip is one of the easy and simple method to stabilizing of bony mallet fracture.
