Rupture of the extensor mechanism associated with a closed phalangeal fracture.

Urgences Mains de L'Est Parisien, Clinique la Francilienne, Pontault Combault, France.

J Hand Surg Br. 1995 Dec;20(6):806-8. doi: 10.1016/s0266-7681(95)80053-0.

A case of closed rupture of the extensor mechanism associated with a fracture of the proximal phalanx of the little finger is presented. Diagnosis was made only after surgical exposure for internal bone fixation.