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. 2015 Feb;40(2):363-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.11.011. Epub 2014 Dec 24.

Pullout wire fixation together with distal interphalangeal joint Kirschner wire stabilization for acute combined tendon and bone (double level) mallet finger injury

Xu Zhang  1 , Xinzhong Shao  2 , Yong Huang  1
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Pullout wire fixation together with distal interphalangeal joint Kirschner wire stabilization for acute combined tendon and bone (double level) mallet finger injury

Xu Zhang et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

This article describes a previously unclassified type of combined tendon/bone mallet finger. This supplements the conventional Doyle classification. The article also describes the technique for surgical treatment of such mallet fingers, which involves the use of a pullout wire with K-wire stabilization of the distal interphalangeal joint.

Keywords: Fragment; K-wire; combined tendon/bone mallet finger; pullout wire fixation; stainless steel wire.

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