2012•Malaysian Orthopaedic JournalOpen access

Simultaneous Double Interphalangeal Joints Dislocation in a Finger in a Teenager

Iulian Nusem, Alan Loch

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ABSTRACT: The English literature reports a mere handful of cases involving simultaneous dislocation of two joints in the same finger. To our knowledge, all cases reported to date have been in skeletally mature individuals. We report a case of simultaneous proximal interphalangeal (PIP) and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints dislocations in one finger in a 14-year-old rugby player, managed by closed reduction and early mobilization, with excellent outcome. KEY WORDS: Proximal interphalangeal joint, Distal interphalangeal joint, Dislocation, Skeletally immature.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Interphalangeal Joint, Dislocation, Reduction (mathematics), Distal interphalangeal joint, Finger joint, Surgery, Orthodontics