Urgical treatment of mallet fractures by extension block kirschner wire technique surgical tretament of mallet fratures
Acta Ortopedica Brasileira, cilt.20, sa.5, ss.297-299, 2012 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.1590/s1413-78522012000500010
- Dergi Adı: Acta Ortopedica Brasileira
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.297-299
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hand/surgery, Finger injuries/surgery, Fractures bone/surgery, Fracture fixation, internal
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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 weresatisfactory 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.