Abstract
Sixteen cases of simultaneous fracture-dislocations of both the distal interphalangeal (DIP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints in the same finger that were treated during the past 10 years were classified into three types: the swan-neck injury (dorsal fragment of the base of the distal phalanx at the DIP joint and palmar fragment of the base of the middle phalanx at the PIP joint); the double-hyperextension injury (palmar fragments at the DIP and PIP joints); and the straight-finger injury (with dorsal and palmar bone fragments at the DIP joint). The results of treatment were more satisfactory in PIP joints than in DIP joints.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 699-702 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Hand Surgery |
| Volume | 24 B |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Transplantation
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Nakago, K., Hashizume, H., Senda, M., Nishida, K., Masaoka, S., & Inoue, H. (1999). Simultaneous fracture-dislocations of the distal and proximal interphalangeal joints. Journal of Hand Surgery, 24 B(6), 699-702. https://doi.org/10.1054/jhsb.1999.0228