Anatomic Repair of the Central Slip with Anchor Suture Augmentation for Treatment of Established Boutonniere Deformity

CONCLUSIONS: In chronic boutonniere deformity, central slip reconstruction with anchor suture augmentation can be an easily applicable surgical option, which offers fair to excellent outcome in 77% of the cases. The risk of residual extension lag and recurrence of deformity should be discussed prior to surgery.PMID:34094016 | PMC:PMC8173229 | DOI:10.4055/cios20170

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - June 7, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jun-Ku Lee Soonchul Lee Minwook Kim Seongmin Jo Jin-Woo Cho Soo-Hong Han Source Type: research