Finger and metacarpal Frures - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim
- 6 years ago
Dr. Ebraheims educational animated video describes Frures of the Fingers, the etiology, and treatment options, also some other injuries and malformations of the fingers.\r
Mallet finger \r
•A mallet deformity is caused from a blow to the finger at the DIP joint. \r
•Patient is unable to straighten the DIP due to avulsion injury. \r
•Most often mallet finger injuries can be treated without surgery. \r
•Treatment is given by applying splint to immobilize the fingertip in extension. \r
•Movement should be allowed in the PIP joint. \r
•Surgery may be necessary if more than 50% of the joint is involved or there is subluxation of the joint to restore the function of the extensor tendon. \r
Middle and proximal phalangeal frures\r
•The normal relaxed cascade of the hand should form a straight alignment of the fingers. \r
•When holding a relaxed cascade, the fingers should normally point towards the region of the scaphoid. \r
•Malrotation of the fingers will cause the affected finger to deviate from its normal rotational direction. \r
•If there is no rotational deformity, the finger can then be treated by buddy taping the injured finger to the adjacent normal finger for 2-3 weeks.\r
Treatment \r
•If rotational deformity is present, a digital block is given and the frure is reduced in a volar splint. \r
•Held in 70 degrees of MCP flexion for proximal phalanx frures for 2-3 weeks. \r
•The splint hold the DIP and PIP in 0 degrees extension in middle phalanx frures. \r
•Then buddy tape for additional 2 weeks. \r
Metacarpal frures\r
•The wrist should be immobilized in 20 degrees of extension and the MCP in 60-70 degrees of flexion. \r
•The fingers should be kept free in order to check for rotation.\r
Finger frures= stiffness of the fingers. \r
Indications for surgery\r
•Rotational deformity\r
•Open frure\r
•Multiple unstable frures\r
•Significant angulation or deformity. \r
•Articular displacement \r
•Metacarpal shortening especially with the middle and index fingers. \r
Frure of the proximal phalanx\r
•If the frure is displaced or unstable, closed reduction and k-wire is an option for fixation. \r
•Plating is another option for fixation however rare. \r
•In phalanx frures treated by ORIF, adhesions of the extensor tendon may occur. \r
•Patient may have decreased range of motion of the PIP which is called extrinsic tightness. \r
•The patient will have greater passive PIP flexion with MP extension compared to when the MP is flexed.
Mallet finger \r
•A mallet deformity is caused from a blow to the finger at the DIP joint. \r
•Patient is unable to straighten the DIP due to avulsion injury. \r
•Most often mallet finger injuries can be treated without surgery. \r
•Treatment is given by applying splint to immobilize the fingertip in extension. \r
•Movement should be allowed in the PIP joint. \r
•Surgery may be necessary if more than 50% of the joint is involved or there is subluxation of the joint to restore the function of the extensor tendon. \r
Middle and proximal phalangeal frures\r
•The normal relaxed cascade of the hand should form a straight alignment of the fingers. \r
•When holding a relaxed cascade, the fingers should normally point towards the region of the scaphoid. \r
•Malrotation of the fingers will cause the affected finger to deviate from its normal rotational direction. \r
•If there is no rotational deformity, the finger can then be treated by buddy taping the injured finger to the adjacent normal finger for 2-3 weeks.\r
Treatment \r
•If rotational deformity is present, a digital block is given and the frure is reduced in a volar splint. \r
•Held in 70 degrees of MCP flexion for proximal phalanx frures for 2-3 weeks. \r
•The splint hold the DIP and PIP in 0 degrees extension in middle phalanx frures. \r
•Then buddy tape for additional 2 weeks. \r
Metacarpal frures\r
•The wrist should be immobilized in 20 degrees of extension and the MCP in 60-70 degrees of flexion. \r
•The fingers should be kept free in order to check for rotation.\r
Finger frures= stiffness of the fingers. \r
Indications for surgery\r
•Rotational deformity\r
•Open frure\r
•Multiple unstable frures\r
•Significant angulation or deformity. \r
•Articular displacement \r
•Metacarpal shortening especially with the middle and index fingers. \r
Frure of the proximal phalanx\r
•If the frure is displaced or unstable, closed reduction and k-wire is an option for fixation. \r
•Plating is another option for fixation however rare. \r
•In phalanx frures treated by ORIF, adhesions of the extensor tendon may occur. \r
•Patient may have decreased range of motion of the PIP which is called extrinsic tightness. \r
•The patient will have greater passive PIP flexion with MP extension compared to when the MP is flexed.