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Soft tissue ‘mallet’ injury to the hallux

We describe a case of a delayed presentation of a traumatic soft tissue mallet injury to the distal phalanx of the hallux in a teenager. Reports of this rare injury are sparse and there is no consensus in their treatment. This injury was treated with open repair of the tendon using a Mitek suture an...

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Autores principales: Kent, Mike JR, Harding, Claire, Walsh, Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25935904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv049
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description We describe a case of a delayed presentation of a traumatic soft tissue mallet injury to the distal phalanx of the hallux in a teenager. Reports of this rare injury are sparse and there is no consensus in their treatment. This injury was treated with open repair of the tendon using a Mitek suture anchor, and stabilization with a 1.2-mm K-wire and extension splinting for 8 weeks. Following this treatment, she regained full power and a range of movement compared with the contralateral side, and achieved full function. We advocate surgical reconstruction of these injuries with suture anchors and stabilization of the interphalangeal joint.
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spelling pubmed-44171352015-05-12 Soft tissue ‘mallet’ injury to the hallux Kent, Mike JR Harding, Claire Walsh, Sean J Surg Case Rep Case Reports We describe a case of a delayed presentation of a traumatic soft tissue mallet injury to the distal phalanx of the hallux in a teenager. Reports of this rare injury are sparse and there is no consensus in their treatment. This injury was treated with open repair of the tendon using a Mitek suture anchor, and stabilization with a 1.2-mm K-wire and extension splinting for 8 weeks. Following this treatment, she regained full power and a range of movement compared with the contralateral side, and achieved full function. We advocate surgical reconstruction of these injuries with suture anchors and stabilization of the interphalangeal joint. Oxford University Press 2015-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4417135/ /pubmed/25935904 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv049 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25935904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv049
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