Four-week splint with early mobilization protocol for the management of bony mallet injuries
Published online on November 26, 2025
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 ...
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 ...