Treatment of a fractured juxta-articular enchondroma of the middle phalanx with a Suzuki external fixator: a case report.
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2015;
19:46-9. [PMID:
25706150 DOI:
10.1097/bth.0000000000000074]
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Abstract
We report the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with a pathologic fracture of the middle phalanx of the fourth finger. The treatment of this juxta-articular lesion close to the proximal interphalangeal joint was performed in 2 stages. First, a biopsy was carried out combined with fixation of the fracture by a Suzuki dynamic external fixator. After 6 weeks, a curettage of the confirmed enchondroma was performed with iliac crest grafting, leaving the external fixator for another 4 weeks. With a follow-up of 48 months, a satisfying functional result has been obtained with a remarkable remodeling of the painless proximal interphalangeal joint.
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