Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable Alternative
Summary. Mallet finger deformity is a common and debilitating injury of the fingertip, accounting for 10% of all tendon and ligament injuries. It involves a disruption of the terminal extensor mechanism of the distal phalanx. Patients can experience significant pain and swelling of the fingertip and...
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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| author | Theodora Papavasiliou, MD Rushabh K. Shah, BSc, MBBS Stelios Chatzimichail, PhD Lauren Uppal, FRCS (Plast) Jeffrey C.Y. Chan, FRCSI (Plast), PhD |
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| description | Summary. Mallet finger deformity is a common and debilitating injury of the fingertip, accounting for 10% of all tendon and ligament injuries. It involves a disruption of the terminal extensor mechanism of the distal phalanx. Patients can experience significant pain and swelling of the fingertip and have significant morbidity without treatment. Nonoperative treatment using joint immobilization with splints is the mainstay of management. Traditionally, prefabricated and thermoplastic splints have been utilized; however, issues with comfort and skin complications such as maceration can lead to patient noncompliance and eventually, poor outcomes. To address this, we demonstrate our experience with the design, manufacture, and application of individualized 3D printed mallet finger splints. The splints were found to provide advantages akin to traditional thermoplastic splints, with the addition of being low cost, easy to manufacture, and environmentally friendly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c1b0202757143468f6905d06ab327e32022-12-21T18:46:45ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742021-03-0193e350010.1097/GOX.0000000000003500202103000-00042Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable AlternativeTheodora Papavasiliou, MD0Rushabh K. Shah, BSc, MBBS1Stelios Chatzimichail, PhD2Lauren Uppal, FRCS (Plast)3Jeffrey C.Y. Chan, FRCSI (Plast), PhD4From the * Department of Plastic Surgery, Guys’ and St Thomas’ Hospitals, Lambeth, London SE1 7EH, UKFrom the * Department of Plastic Surgery, Guys’ and St Thomas’ Hospitals, Lambeth, London SE1 7EH, UK† Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, White City Campus, London W12 0BZ, UK.From the * Department of Plastic Surgery, Guys’ and St Thomas’ Hospitals, Lambeth, London SE1 7EH, UKFrom the * Department of Plastic Surgery, Guys’ and St Thomas’ Hospitals, Lambeth, London SE1 7EH, UKSummary. Mallet finger deformity is a common and debilitating injury of the fingertip, accounting for 10% of all tendon and ligament injuries. It involves a disruption of the terminal extensor mechanism of the distal phalanx. Patients can experience significant pain and swelling of the fingertip and have significant morbidity without treatment. Nonoperative treatment using joint immobilization with splints is the mainstay of management. Traditionally, prefabricated and thermoplastic splints have been utilized; however, issues with comfort and skin complications such as maceration can lead to patient noncompliance and eventually, poor outcomes. To address this, we demonstrate our experience with the design, manufacture, and application of individualized 3D printed mallet finger splints. The splints were found to provide advantages akin to traditional thermoplastic splints, with the addition of being low cost, easy to manufacture, and environmentally friendly.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003500 |
| spellingShingle | Theodora Papavasiliou, MD Rushabh K. Shah, BSc, MBBS Stelios Chatzimichail, PhD Lauren Uppal, FRCS (Plast) Jeffrey C.Y. Chan, FRCSI (Plast), PhD Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable Alternative Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable Alternative |
| title_full | Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable Alternative |
| title_fullStr | Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable Alternative |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable Alternative |
| title_short | Three-dimensional Printed Customized Adjustable Mallet Finger Splint: A Cheap, Effective, and Comfortable Alternative |
| title_sort | three dimensional printed customized adjustable mallet finger splint a cheap effective and comfortable alternative |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003500 |
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