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Four-week splint with early mobilization protocol for the management of bony mallet injuries

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Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume): Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand & Official Journal of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

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Abstract

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Volume 51, Issue 5, Page 636-638, May 2026.
Bony mallet injuries are usually treated with 6 weeks of continuous splinting. This retrospective study found that 4 weeks of immobilization followed by staged withdrawal achieved outcomes equivalent to those for 6 weeks, suggesting that shorter treatment ...