Mallet Finger Splinting Study

Night Splinting After 6 to 8 Weeks of Continuous Splinting for Mallet Finger

Do patients that night splint for 1 month after 6-8 weeks of continuous splinting for a mallet injury have the same extensor lag 4 months after initiating treatment as patients that do not perform night splinting?

Secondary Question: Is night splinting a predictor of DASH score or patient satisfaction (on a 5-Point Likert scale)?

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult, English-speaking patients in the practice of Dr. Jesse Jupiter, Dr. Chaitanya Mudgal, or Dr. David Ring electing splint treatment for mallet deformity will be invited to enroll on their follow-up visit 6-8 weeks after initiating splint treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Open lesions
2. Mallet fracture more than 2 weeks old
3. Mallet fracture with subluxation of the distal interphalangeal joint.