Follow up to the athletic 42 year old male 6 weeks s/p CRPP | Figure 1
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Follow up to the athletic 42 year old male 6 weeks s/p CRPP of a chronic right ring finger bony mallet.
Pins were removed at 4 weeks.
Radiographs attached - healed
He is in OT. He has some mild PIPJ and DIPJ stiffness but doing well.
Most of these I treat nonop. This is the first one I have pinned in a long time.
Thoughts? Comments?
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