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- - A 13-year-old boy presented with a malunion in his small finger after a specific fracture near the PIP joint, indicated by over 2 mm of displacement and a shift in alignment.
- - He had corrective surgery four weeks post-injury, which involved realigning the broken bone fragments and fixing the angular deformity with an extra-articular osteotomy.
- - Eight weeks after surgery, he achieved solid bone union, showcasing that this double-level osteotomy method is effective for treating similar pediatric fractures.
Article Abstract
A 13-year-old boy visited our clinic due to a malunion following a phalangeal bicondylar T-shaped fracture in the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of his small finger. Imaging studies showed over 2 mm of fracture displacement and ulnar deviation of the radial condyle. The patient underwent surgical correction four weeks after the initial injury. The malunited fragments were reduced to their near-anatomical positions, and an extra-articular osteotomy was performed to realign the angular deformity. Solid bone union was successfully achieved eight weeks after the corrective surgery. This intra- and extra-articular double-level osteotomy is a good option for pediatric phalangeal bicondylar T-shaped malunions.
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