title: [Kirner's disease: surgical treatment].
abstract: Kirner's deformity is a rare meta-diaphysal dysplasia of the third phalanx of the fifth finger. It is usually congenital and bilateral. Its pathogenesis is not clearly understood. Very few authors have considered using a surgical treatment for this condition. The authors present a case of Kirner's deformity treated with Bonola's technique. In one finger a triangular diaphysal resection was performed. This was followed by a centromedullary pinning On the other finger an extra-osseous pin was used. The long-term results were satisfactory in both fingers. There was no difference related to the different fixation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie Générale et Service de Chirurgie de la Main, Hôpital Saint-Paul, Savona, Italie.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mantero
mesh_terms: D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*