Surgical treatment of mallet fractures by extension block Kirschner wire technique surgical treatment of mallet fractures.
OBJECTIVE
We use the extension block Kirschner wire method that orginated from Ishigura to treat mallet fracture and evaluate its efficiency.


METHODS
38 patients were treated prospectively. Mean follow-up was 18 months and all patients evaluated radiologically and clinically according to Crawford's criteria.


RESULTS
Union was obtained in all patients. The results obtained were satisfactory in 34 cases, unsatisfactory 4 cases.


CONCLUSIONS
We think that extension block technique is a safe and effective method that can be used in all mallet fractures.


METHODS
Level IV, Case series .
Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Metin
M
Uzun
Vakif Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Murat
M
Bulbul
Vakif Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kahraman
K
Ozturk
Vakif Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Semih
S
Ayanoğlu
Bağcılar Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Oktay
O
Adanir
Vakif Gureba Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hakan
H
Gürbüz
Finger injuries/surgery; Fracture fixation, internal.; Fractures bone/surgery; Hand/surgery