title: Congenital dorsally curving deformity of the distal phalanx of the little finger: case report.
abstract: A deformity of the distal phalanx of the little finger with a curvature in the dorsal direction, referred to as a reverse Kirner's deformity, is extremely rare. We present a case of such a deformity found in a 6-year-old girl. A successful result was obtained after double corrective osteotomy of the distal phalanx at 12 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Norimasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terashima
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome