Risk prediction and surgical decision-making for pathological fractures in phalangeal enchondroma: validation of the 0.51 threshold and outcome comparison of prophylactic intervention in 65 patients
Jinxian Zhao, Zongquan Mo, Yongqiang Lao, Jianfeng Chen, Qingbin Li, Jianhui Lin · 2026
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Description
The most common mild bone tumour of the hand grows inside finger bones and can thin the wall till the bone snaps. Jinxian Zhao and co-authors hunt in 2026 for a size line that flags that risk. They look back at sixty five patients treated with surgery at one site.
The team set tumour length as a share of the finger bone's length. A share past about half flagged the snap risk best in their tests. Patients fixed before a snap healed faster and scored better on hand use than those fixed after. Thin bone walls added to the risk trend. The group backs early surgery once the share crosses the line, though the set is small.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jinxian Zhao, Zongquan Mo, Yongqiang Lao, Jianfeng Chen, Qingbin Li, Jianhui Lin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |