Treatment of a fractured juxta-articular enchondroma of the middle phalanx with a Suzuki external fixator: a case report

Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2015 Mar;19(1):46-9. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000074.

Abstract

We report the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with a pathologic fracture of the middle phalanx of the fourth finger. The treatment of this juxta-articular lesion close to the proximal interphalangeal joint was performed in 2 stages. First, a biopsy was carried out combined with fixation of the fracture by a Suzuki dynamic external fixator. After 6 weeks, a curettage of the confirmed enchondroma was performed with iliac crest grafting, leaving the external fixator for another 4 weeks. With a follow-up of 48 months, a satisfying functional result has been obtained with a remarkable remodeling of the painless proximal interphalangeal joint.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Chondroma / pathology
  • Chondroma / surgery*
  • External Fixators*
  • Finger Injuries / pathology
  • Finger Injuries / surgery*
  • Fracture Fixation / methods*
  • Fractures, Bone / pathology
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intra-Articular Fractures / pathology
  • Intra-Articular Fractures / surgery*
  • Male