Closed Mallet Thumb Injury-A Rare Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Mallet thumb injuries are uncommon. Traumatic avulsion injury of the extensor pollicis longus leads to significant difficulty. CASE REPORT: A 55-year-old male patient presented with a closed hyper flexion injury to the thumb, resulting in pain and loss of active extension. Clinical exa...

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Autores principales: Sumeeth, Pranam, Reddy, Harshitha S, Alva, Avinash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10664214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38025373
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i11.4014
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Mallet thumb injuries are uncommon. Traumatic avulsion injury of the extensor pollicis longus leads to significant difficulty. CASE REPORT: A 55-year-old male patient presented with a closed hyper flexion injury to the thumb, resulting in pain and loss of active extension. Clinical examination and x-rays confirmed a soft-tissue mallet injury. The patient was treated non-operatively by immobilizing the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. The patient regained full range of motion. CONCLUSION: Non-operative treatment for acute closed mallet injury of the thumb provides satisfactory outcomes. It is suitable when a patient presents acutely.

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