title: Anatomic repair of boutonnière deformity.
abstract: Seven patients were operated on four to 26 weeks after sustaining a traumatic boutonnière deformity. The operation recommended is excision of 3 mm of central slip followed by end-to-end repair of the tendon. The postoperative average motion for the group was 7 degrees to 89 degrees at the PIP joint and 7 degrees to 51 degrees at the DIP joint.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged