title: K-wire fixation for extraarticular transverse/short oblique fractures of the shaft of the middle phalanx associated with extensor tendon injury.
abstract: In a prospective study, 22 cases of extraarticular transverse/short oblique fractures of the shaft of the middle phalanx associated with extensor tendon injury had fixation of the fracture as well as immobilisation of the distal interphalangeal joint using a K-wire. Mobilisation of the proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints was started immediately after surgery. The wires were removed after 6 weeks. No post-operative complications were noted. At final follow-up (mean = 15 weeks, range = 12-24 weeks), 18 of 22 patients obtained excellent and good total active motion (TAM) scores. Stiffness was confined to the distal interphalangeal joint, and hence when the results were re-analysed for motion at that joint only, only 11 patients had excellent and good outcomes.
authors.affiliation: King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. moqattan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al-Qattan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult