Affiliation:
1. Dept. of Orthopaedics, University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand.
Abstract
A technique is described for the repair of the chronic, post traumatic, uncomplicated boutonnière deformity which has given consistently good results. The fundamental steps are: Mobilisation and reefing of the lengthened middle slip; Kirschner wire fixation of the proximal joint in full extension and Replacement of the mobilised lateral slips with the distal joint flexed approximately 45°.
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,General Medicine,Surgery
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14 articles.
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