OUTCOME OF NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MALLET FINGER

• Autor(a) principal: Barrios,Stephan Alejandro Dávalos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Serrano,Arturo Felipe de Jesús Sosa, Herrera,Jorge Alberto Gama, Berumen,Maria Fernanda Ramírez, Atanasio,Jose Manuel Pérez
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522020000400172
• topic: Tendons; Finger joint; Follow-up studies; Outcome study; Acquired Hand Deformities

ABSTRACT Objective: To establish the association between initial and residual angulation of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIJ) in mallet finger treated conservatively. Methods: An observational, prospective, descriptive and analytical research developed with uncomplicated closed mallet finger patients between January and December 2017. A total of two measurements of the DIJ were done, at the initial trauma and 6 weeks after conservative treatment. All measurements were ranked according to the Crawford Classification and Relative Risk was measured. Results: In total, 43 patients were studied, in which 53.48% of outcomes obtained were excellent. The sample was divided in two groups; one with less than 30º of DIJ initial angulation, which had 28% of residual angulation. The second group with more than 30º presented 72.22% of residual angulation. The Relative Risk to present a residual angulation in patients that had 30º of DIJ initial angulation was 2.99 (CI 95%) with p = 0.0059. Conclusion: It is suggested that patients with an initial DIJ angulation more than 30º are more likely to present residual angulation with conservative treatment. Level of Evidence IV, Case series.