PATIENTS AND METHODS

do nt wa ve of ne tha n i fractures with bone loss), soft tissue factors (associated prolonged land et al hand frac fractures received re have not b The aut industrial extraarticu workers. The author has used the same fixation plete laceration of the extensor tendon without soft jury and intrave-gery and er digital ted with J Hand Surg Eur Vol OnlineFirst, published on July 16, 2008 as doi:10.1177/1753193408090147secutive cases of fractures of the middle phalanx with strict inclusion criteria were studied prospectively. These criteria included: age between 20 and 50 years, an extensor tendon was then sutured with three interrupted 5/0 polypropylene sutures and the skin closed with 3/0 or 4/0 polypropylene sutures. The K-wires were not bentr 2008 The British Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by SAGE. All rights reserved.technique (K-wires) and postoperative mobilisation programme in these cases for the last 15 years. This paper is a prospective study of 22 cases over the last 3 years