Surgical treatment of mallet fractures by extension block Kirschner wire technique surgical treatment of mallet fractures

OBJECTIVE: We use the extension block Kirschner wire method that orginated from Ishigura to treat mallet fracture and evaluate its efficiency. METHODS: 38 patients were treated prospectively. Mean follow-up was 18 months and all patients evaluated radiologically and clinically according to Crawford&...

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Autores principales: Uzun, Metin, Bulbul, Murat, Ozturk, Kahraman, Ayanoğlu, Semih, Adanir, Oktay, Gürbüz, Hakan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Regional de São Paulo 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3718447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24453621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-78522012000500010
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: We use the extension block Kirschner wire method that orginated from Ishigura to treat mallet fracture and evaluate its efficiency. METHODS: 38 patients were treated prospectively. Mean follow-up was 18 months and all patients evaluated radiologically and clinically according to Crawford's criteria. RESULTS: Union was obtained in all patients. The results obtained were satisfactory in 34 cases, unsatisfactory 4 cases. CONCLUSION: We think that extension block technique is a safe and effective method that can be used in all mallet fractures. Level of Evidence: Level IV, Case series.

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