Busch fracture explained

Busch fracture
Field:	orthopedic

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 appropriate 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 hyperflexion when the tendon is exercising its 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 phalanx.^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Holdsworth fracture
• Galeazzi fracture

External links

• worldcat-Friedrich Busch

Notes and References

1. Book: Orthofix External Fixation in Trauma and Orthopaedics. Giovanni De Bastiani. Alan G. Apley. Anthony A.J. Goldberg. 6 December 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-1-4471-0691-3. 883–.
2. 5771784 . 29367899 . 10.1016/j.rboe.2017.12.001 . 53 . 1 . Evaluation of interobserver agreement in Albertoni's classification for mallet finger . 2018 . Rev Bras Ortop . 2–9 . Almeida VA, Fernandes CH, Santos Jbgd Schwarz-Fernandes FA, Faloppa F, Albertoni WM .
3. Tim B Hunter . Leonard F Peltier . Pamela J Lund . 2000 . Musculoskeletal Eponyms: Who Are Those Guys? . RadioGraphics. 20 . 3 . 819–36 . 10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma20819 . 10835130.
4. Book: Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete. James Rheuben Andrews. Gary L. Harrelson. Kevin E. Wilk. 1 January 2012. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-1-4377-2411-0. 280–.
5. 4499274. Hoffa fracture of medial unicondylar and bilateral in a man: a rare case. Samba Koné. Abdoulaye Bana. Stanislas André Touré. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2015. 20 . 382. 26185572. 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.382.6092.
6. Book: Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children. James H. Beaty. James R. Kasser. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2010. 978-1-58255-784-7. 233–.
7. Book: Tratamiento de las fracturas en atención primaria. M. Patrice Eiff. Robert L. Hatch. Walter L. Calmbach. Elsevier España. 1999. 978-84-8174-431-6. 31–.
8. Book: Ortopedia. Robert H. Fitzgerald. Herbert Kaufer. Arthur L. Malkani. Ed. Médica Panamericana. 2004. 978-950-06-0791-9. 354–.