Busch fracture

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Busch fracture
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In medicine a Busch fracture[1] is a type of fracture of the base of the distal phalanx of the fingers, produced by the removal of the bone insertion (avulsion) of the extensor tendon. Without the apropiate treatment, the finger becomes a hammer finger. It would correspond to the group B of the Albertoni classification.[2] It is very common in motorcycle riders and soccer joggers, caused by a hyperflection when the tendon is exercising the maximum tension (the closed hand tightening the clutch lever or the brake lever ).[3][4]

The Busch fracture is named after Friedrich Busch (1844-1916), who described this type of fracture in the 1860s. Busch's work was drawn on by Albert Hoffa in 1904, resulting in it sometimes being called a "Busch-Hoffa fracture".[5]

The mechanism of this injury can be described as an avulsion of the tendon fixed to the distal falange.[6][7][8]

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  1. , Orthofix External Fixation in Trauma and Orthopaedics. online version, Springer Science & Business Media, ISBN 978-1-4471-0691-3, Pages: 883–,
  2. , Evaluation of interobserver agreement in Albertoni's classification for mallet finger, Rev Bras Ortop, 2018, Vol. 53 pp. 2–9, DOI: 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.12.001, PMID: 29367899, PMC: 5771784,
  3. , Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys?, RadioGraphics, 2000, Vol. 20 pp. 827, DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma20819, PMID: 10835130,
  4. , Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete. online version, Elsevier Health Sciences, ISBN 978-1-4377-2411-0, Pages: 280–,
  5. , Hoffa fracture of medial unicondylar and bilateral in a man: a rare case, The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015, Vol. 20 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.382.6092, PMID: 26185572, PMC: 4499274,
  6. , Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children. online version, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010, ISBN 978-1-58255-784-7, Pages: 233–,
  7. , Tratamiento de las fracturas en atención primaria. online version, Elsevier España, 1999, ISBN 978-84-8174-431-6, Pages: 31–,
  8. , Ortopedia. online version, Ed. Médica Panamericana, 2004, ISBN 978-950-06-0791-9, Pages: 354–,


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