title: Treatment of a fractured juxta-articular enchondroma of the middle phalanx with a Suzuki external fixator: a case report.
abstract: We report the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with a pathologic fracture of the middle phalanx of the fourth finger. The treatment of this juxta-articular lesion close to the proximal interphalangeal joint was performed in 2 stages. First, a biopsy was carried out combined with fixation of the fracture by a Suzuki dynamic external fixator. After 6 weeks, a curettage of the confirmed enchondroma was performed with iliac crest grafting, leaving the external fixator for another 4 weeks. With a follow-up of 48 months, a satisfying functional result has been obtained with a remarkable remodeling of the painless proximal interphalangeal joint.
authors.affiliation: *AZ Delta Roeselare-Menen, Roeselare, Belgium †Institut de la Main, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Decramer
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leclercq
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D057072:Intra-Articular Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male