The Effectiveness of PIP Extension Restriction and DIP Casting in Type 1 Mallet Fingers Compared to the Gold Standard DIP Only Casting Protocol in Patients with Mallet Finger Injuries who Present with no PIP Joint Laxity and/or Secondary Swan Neck Deformity

Authors

Marie-Lyne Grenier MSc, OTR/L, OTD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Jay S. Talsania MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

Spring 2015

Published In/Presented At

Grenier, M. L., & Talsania, J. (2015, Spring). The effectiveness of PIP extension restriction and DIP casting in Type 1 mallet fingers compared to the gold standard DIP only casting protocol in patients with mallet finger injuries who present with no PIP joint laxity and/or secondary swan neck deformity. Presentation presented at: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

Disciplines

Other Medical Specialties | Surgery

Department(s)

Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty

Document Type

Presentation