Comparison of New Suture Anchor Technique for Bony Mallet Injury Versus Conservative Treatment

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Finger Mallet; Finger Injuries; Finger Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: Suture anchor technique; Procedure: Conservative Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03228849

2014/288

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare conservative treatment versus a new suture anchor technique for bony mallet finger in 29 patients.

Full description

This study aims to compare conservative treatment versus a new suture anchor technique for bony mallet finger in 29 patients who presented to investigators' clinic between 2013 and 2015. Patients were randomly assigned to conservative or surgical treatment groups. Patients in the conservative group were followed with immobilization with aluminum splint and physical therapy. Patients in the surgical group were treated with investigators' new surgical suture anchor technique and then received physical therapy. The patients were followed for 12 months. Primary study outcomes were extension deficit, days to return to work and DIP flexion.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Wehbe Schneider type 1 - 2 and type A - B fractures
• ability to provide closed reduction
• patients' voluntariness

Exclusion criteria

• Wehbe Schneider type C and type 3 fractures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Conservative Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients were treated with 6 weeks with splinting and were then started on physical therapy for 2 weeks.

Treatment:

Procedure: Conservative Treatment

Surgical Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients were treated with the new suture anchor technique and after 6 weeks were started on physical therapy for 2 weeks.

Treatment:

Procedure: Suture anchor technique