Two Extension Block Kirschner Wires’ Technique for Bony Mallet Thumb

Mallet fingers with an avulsion fracture of the distal phalanx or rupture of the terminal tendon of the extensor mechanism is known as a common injury, while mallet thumb is very rare. In this paper, the case of a 19-year-old woman with a sprained left thumb sustained while playing basketball is pre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yutaka Mifune, Atsuyuki Inui, Fumiaki Takase, Yasuhiro Ueda, Issei Shinohara, Ryosuke Kuroda, Takeshi Kokubu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8086594
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!