The Surgical Treatment of the Mallet Finger Deformity Due to Extensor Tendon Injury in Children / 대한정형외과학회잡지
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
;
: 84-90, 1998.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-654737
ABSTRACT
To define the effectiveness of surgical management of the mallet finger deformity due to extensor tendon injury in children, we analyzed 9 patients who had operative treatment of mallet finger deformity in children from Jan. 1994 to Mar. 1997. The types of tendon injury in this series were as follows 7 cases with tendon laceration, 1 case with crushing injury and 1 case with unknown injury The average period of follow up were ranged 2 years and 1 month. The clinical results were evaluated hy Kanies seale12) and Crawford scale5). An excellent result was obtained in 4 cases(44%), a good result in 5 cases(56%) according to Crawford scale and excellnt result in 9 cases(I00%) in Kanies scale, consecutively. Meticulous surgical repair of the lacerated tendon provided good result.
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Main subject:
Congenital Abnormalities
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Tendon Injuries
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Tendons
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Follow-Up Studies
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Lacerations
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Fingers
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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