Four-week splint with early mobilization protocol for the management of bony mallet injuries

Guy Rubin; Uri Diego Mano; Ravit Shay; David Rothem

doi:10.1177/17531934251382017

Four-week splint with early mobilization protocol for the management of bony mallet injuries

Guy Rubin
, Uri Diego Mano
, Ravit Shay
, David Rothem

Emek Medical Center
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Bony mallet injuries are usually treated with 6 weeks of continuous splinting. This retrospective study found that 4 weeks of immobilization followed by staged withdrawal achieved outcomes equivalent to those for 6 weeks, suggesting that shorter treatment is as effective for acute cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	636-638
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume
Volume	51
Issue number	5
Early online date	25 Nov 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934251382017
State	Published - May 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Mallet finger
outcome
splint

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Four-week splint with early mobilization protocol for the management of bony mallet injuries

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