Effectiveness open surgery

The treatment offers good results for bent first and second knuckles. Among 100 people who achieve a good initial result, about 21 develop a bent finger again at 5 years after treatment.⁵

Out of 100 people 84 are satisfied after open surgery.^{5, 21}

Complications

Temporary finger numbness is common. About 3 out of a patients 100 a nerve is cut resulting in permanent numbness¹⁷