Backgraound: The present study aimed to report the functional treatment outcomes in patients who underwent surgery for mallet finger injury, a significant cause of workforce loss.
Methods: Among the patients who referred to our clinics with mallet finger injury between 2009 and 2017, medical files of 22 patients who received surgical treatment were retrospectively reviewed. Demographical characteristics of the patients, dominant hand relation, presence of osseous or tendinous involvement, the hand and fingers involved, comorbidities, type of injury, time until surgical treatment and any treatments received during this time, recurrences and potential complications were recorded, and Crawford criteria during post-operational follow-ups and post-operational patient satisfaction scores were evaluated over a mean follow-up period of 34.09 months (9-84 months).
Results: When the patients were questioned by using Crawford functional scoring at the end of the follow-up period, 68.2% reported very good-good and 31.8% reported moderate-poor functional status. Post-operational satisfaction was reported as very good-good by 86.3% and moderate-poor by 13.7% of the patients. None of the patients experienced recurrence. In total, 3 patients developed minor complications.
Conclusion: In conclusion, the post-operational satisfaction rate of 86.3% in patients referring with mallet finger injury indicated that the outcomes of surgical treatment were satisfactory when the surgeries were performed by experienced hand surgeons.
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