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Bony Mallet Fractures

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A 14-year-old male sustained a bony mallet injury to his left middle finger during football practice. The fragment involved approximately 50% of the distal interphalangeal joint articular surface and was displaced greater than 2 mm. The patient underwent percutaneous pinning using an extension block technique. The pins were removed at 4 weeks, and the patient was allowed to begin range of motion exercises at that time. At 8 weeks, he was noted to have regained full range of motion, and he returned to sports.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seton Hall/St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA

    Charles L. Long

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours: Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Jennifer M. Ty

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  1. Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Christopher Iobst

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL, USA

    Steven L. Frick

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Jennifer M. Ty

  2. Stanford Children’s Health, Stanford, CA, USA

    Steven Frick

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Long, C.L., Ty, J.M. (2019). Bony Mallet Fractures. In: Iobst, C., Frick, S. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28226-8_58-1

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