The Long Term Results of Mallet Finger Injury a Retrospective Study of one Hundred Cases

Moss, J. G.; Steingold, R.F.

doi:10.1016/s0072-968x(83)80006-0

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“…Table 2 di plays the major feature of the 21 tudie that met inclusion criteria for initial treatment of fresh mallet finger (1146 pooled digits). 3,7,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] Table 3 lists the same information for five additional studie as essing treatment for chronic or recurrent mallet finger, repre enting 148 pooled digits. 30-H Fifteen other rudie were excluded based on establi hed exclu ion criteria, most commonly mall sample ize, more complex injuries, or unclear outcome criteria.…”

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“…3 • 11 The 20-degree extensor lag cutoff was used here in view of considerable evidence that most patients with this amount of extensor lag have good functional outcomes and desire no further treatment. [12][13][14][15][16] To be counted as successful, outcome studies were required to satisfy all of the above outcome criteria. For example, even if the range of motion after Analysis treatment feU within the above limits, that patient Rules were developed for abstraction of data from or digit was considered a treatment failure if con-reports of all studies meeting the inclusion criteria.…”

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Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment of Mallet Finger: A Pooled Quantitative Literature Evaluation

Geyman

Fink

Sullivan

1998

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Background: Although common, mallet finger represents a spectrum of injuries for which there are many questions about the best form of treatment. A long-standing controversy continues as to strategies and techniques of treatment. This quantitative literature analysis is the first that makes use of an evidence-based evaluation process to pool across studies the outcomes of conservative versus surgical treatment of closed mallet finger injuries of both acute and chronic or recurrent types.Methods: Published articles in English were sought using multiple methods, including the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases, reference review, and correspondence with selected experts. Both observational and randomized trials were included. Results were summarized in terms of 95 percent confidence intervals, and sensitivity analysis was performed for two other amounts of residual extensor lag.Results: Of the 41 reports retrieved, 26 met inclusion criteria, including 21 for initial acute treatment (1146 pooled digits) and 5 for chronic or recurrent treatment (148 pooled digits). Successful outcomes were found in about 77 percent of mallet fingers treated conservatively by splintage, including 480 patients who were observed for a 2-year period. Patient satisfaction with conservative treatment was found to be about 83 percent in 6 studies recording overall patient satisfaction (315 pooled patients). Successful outcomes of surgical treatment for acute mallet finger averaged about 85 percent in 3 studies (60 pooled digits) and about 73 percent in 5 studies of chronic or recurrent mallet finger.Conclusions: Conservative treatment of at least 80 percent of mallet finger injuries is safe, effective, well accepted by patients, and cost efficient compared with surgical treatment. Multiple types of surgical procedures are available when surgery is indicated for a limited number of open or otherwise complex mallet finger injuries as well as for chronic or recurrent mallet finger. 0 Am Board Fam Pract 1998;11:382-90.)

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Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment of Mallet Finger: A Pooled Quantitative Literature Evaluation

Geyman

Fink

Sullivan

1998

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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“…These injuries are generally treated conservatively, with splinting of the DIP joint in hyperextension (21)(22)(23)(24). There is no indication for surgical treatment of a simple mallet finger.…”

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Traumatic Finger Injuries: What the Orthopedic Surgeon Wants to Know

Wieschhoff¹,

Sheehan²,

Wortman³

et al. 2016

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Traumatic finger injuries account for a substantial number of emergency visits every year. Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis and in directing management of these injuries. Although many injuries can be managed conservatively, some require more invasive interventions to prevent complications and loss of function. Accurate diagnosis of finger injuries can often be difficult, given the complicated soft-tissue anatomy of the hand and the diverse spectrum of injuries that can occur. To best serve the patient and the treating physician, radiologists must have a working knowledge of finger anatomy, the wide array of injury patterns that can occur, the characteristic imaging findings of different finger injuries, and the most appropriate treatment options for each type of injury. This article details the intricate anatomy of the hand as it relates to common finger injuries, illustrates the imaging findings of a range of injuries, presents optimal imaging modalities and imaging parameters for the diagnosis of different injury types, and addresses which findings have important management implications for the patient and the orthopedic surgeon. With this fund of knowledge, radiologists will be able to recommend the most appropriate imaging studies, make accurate diagnoses, convey clinically relevant imaging findings to the referring physician, and suggest appropriate follow-up examinations. In this way, the radiologist will help improve patient care and outcomes. Online supplemental material is available for this article. (©)RSNA, 2016.

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“…Once the extensor lag reaches 30 to 50 degrees, true functional impairment may interfere with [18] performing delicate manual work, playing an instrument, typing on a keyboard or bumping during innocuous movements.…”

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Treatment of chronic extensor tendons lesions of the fingers

Bellemère¹

2015

Chirurgie de la Main

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The Long Term Results of Mallet Finger Injury a Retrospective Study of one Hundred Cases

Cited by 25 publications

References 9 publications

Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment of Mallet Finger: A Pooled Quantitative Literature Evaluation

Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment of Mallet Finger: A Pooled Quantitative Literature Evaluation

Traumatic Finger Injuries: What the Orthopedic Surgeon Wants to Know

Treatment of chronic extensor tendons lesions of the fingers

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