Fig. 2From: Scar overlapping suture for treating chronic tendinous mallet finger in childrenCase 1. A 7.6-year-old boy with a chronic tendinous mallet deformity of the ring finger. a, Appearance of the injured finger. b, The S-shaped incision over the DIPJ extension crease. c, The elongated tendon was sharply cut off. The DIPJ was fixed 5 degrees hyperextension. d, Overlapping suture was performed to repair the tendon. e, Appearance after wound closureBack to article page