title: Mallet thumb.
abstract: A case of mallet thumb, with a closed rupture of the extensor pollicis longus at its distal insertion, is presented. Conservative treatment resulted in a near normal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1, B-3212 Lubbeek, Pellenberg, Belgium. Luc.desmet@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Ransbeeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D004204:Joint Dislocations; D008297:Male; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries*