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Fractured distal phalanx

MedGen UID:
1764746
•Concept ID:
C0840655
•
Injury or Poisoning
Synonym: bone distal phalanx
 
HPO: HP:0041218

Definition

A partial or complete breakage of the distal phalanx. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFractured distal phalanx

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Approach to nail trauma for primary care physicians.
Lafreniere AS, Misati G, Knox A
Can Fam Physician 2023 Sep;69(9):609-613. doi: 10.46747/cfp.6909609. PMID: 37704235Free PMC Article
The Emergent Evaluation and Treatment of Hand and Wrist Injuries: An Update.
Sanderson M, Mohr B, Abraham MK
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2020 Feb;38(1):61-79. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.09.004. PMID: 31757255
The Diagnosis and Management of Mallet Finger Injuries.
Lamaris GA, Matthew MK
Hand (N Y) 2017 May;12(3):223-228. Epub 2016 Mar 30 doi: 10.1177/1558944716642763. PMID: 28453357Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Hemi-hamate Arthroplasty for Base of Middle Phalanx Fracture: A Systematic Review.
Faulkner H, Graham DJ, Hile M, Lawson RD, Sivakumar BS
Hand (N Y) 2023 Mar;18(2):300-306. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1177/15589447211014623. PMID: 34098748Free PMC Article
Management of Seymour Fractures in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kiely AL, Nolan GS, Cooper LRL
J Hand Surg Am 2022 Dec;47(12):1223.e1-1223.e20. Epub 2021 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.08.022. PMID: 34810026
Acrometastases to the Hand: A Systematic Review.
Umana GE, Scalia G, Palmisciano P, Passanisi M, Da Ros V, Pompili G, Barone F, Amico P, Tomasi SO, Graziano F, Patti IV, Mele S, Maugeri R, Raffa G, Giammalva GR, Iacopino GD, Germanò A, Nicoletti GF, Ippolito M, Sabini MG, Cicero S, Strigari L, Cuttone G
Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Sep 9;57(9) doi: 10.3390/medicina57090950. PMID: 34577873Free PMC Article
Techniques for Patient Positioning During Burn Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Vrouwe SQ, Pham CH, Gillenwater TJ, Yenikomshian HA
Ann Plast Surg 2020 Jul;85(1):24-28. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002193. PMID: 31913885
Prophylactic antibiotics in open distal phalanx fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Metcalfe D, Aquilina AL, Hedley HM
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2016 May;41(4):423-30. Epub 2015 Sep 1 doi: 10.1177/1753193415601055. PMID: 26329883

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