title: Treatment of mallet thumb.
abstract: Two case reports of mallet thumb from closed injuries are presented. One patient was managed operatively and the other by conservative treatment. Both have regained excellent function.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McCarten
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000628:therapy*