Overlapping of fingers due to malunion of a phalanx corrected by a metacarpal rotational osteotomy--report of two cases.
Overlapping of fingers on flexion of the hand caused by malunion of a phalanx was corrected in two patients by a rotational osteotomy of the base of the corresponding metacarpal, avoiding a more delicate operation on the phalanx, with good results.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014945:Wound Healing