Anatomic repair of boutonnière deformity

Seven patients were operated on four to 26 weeks after sustaining a traumatic boutonnière deformity. The operation recommended is excision of 3 mm of central slip followed by end-to-end repair of the tendon. The postoperative average motion for the group was 7 degrees to 89 degrees at the PIP joint and 7 degrees to 51 degrees at the DIP joint.