title: Mallet finger: comparison between operative and conservative management in those cases failing to be cured by splintage.
abstract: Sixty-nine patients with mallet finger who failed to be cured by a period of splintage were offered either tenodermodesis or Kirschner wire fixation of the DIP joint. Eleven (16%) accepted the offer and eight of these were significantly improved. Of those patients declining surgery, 30 were available for review after a minimum period of six months; of these 13 (43%) had undergone a significant spontaneous improvement.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery