mallet finger of tendon origin
Conditions
Interventions
Patients were divided into two groups, a control group that underwent conventional immobilization with the DIP joint slightly extended,
and a two-step immobilization group that underwent treatment wi
Sponsors
Fuchinobe General Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria were mallet finger with or without fracture, age 18 years or greater, and treatment with a period of continuous orthosis immobilization for 6 weeks or 8 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included open lesions, mallet fractures with subluxation of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP), with delayed treatment of more than 2 weeks,
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessments were carried out twice: an initial assessment at the first visit, and another at the end of treatment in week 16. The following items were compared between patients in the control group and those treated by two-step splinting: (1) sex, (2) age, (3) injured finger, (4) range of motion (ROM) of active flexion of the DIP joint at the first visit, (5) ROM of active flexion of the DIP joint at the end of treatment, (6) ROM of active extension of the DIP joint at the start of immobilization, (7) ROM of active extension of the DIP joint at the end of treatment, (8) visual analog scale (VAS) pain score at the first visit, (9) VAS pain score at the end of treatment, and (10) outcome (three-grade evaluation according to Abouna and Brown's criteria. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazuo Saito
Fuchinobe General Hospital The departments of Rehabilitation Center
Outcome results
None listed