title: Percutaneous corrective osteotomy for Kirner's deformity: a case report.
abstract: Kirner's deformity is a rare skeletal deformity first described in Germany in 1927. It is characterized by progressive palmar-radial curvature of the distal phalanx of the small finger. Here, we present the case of a 15-year-old boy with Kirner's deformity in both little fingers, who was treated with percutaneous corrective osteotomy. This was followed by a successful outcome after 36 months.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bell Land General Hospital bDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital cDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shijonawate Gakuen University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazushige
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gamo
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uesugi
authors.forename: Takanobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakase
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*