title: The stiff proximal interphalangeal joint.
abstract: The anatomical factors causing stiffness at the proximal interphalangeal joint are considered, a rational approach to the surgical treatment is proposed, and the results in thirty joints are presented.
mesh_terms: D005384:Finger Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography