title: Treatment of fracture-dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint using extension-block Kirschner wire.
abstract: Fourteen cases of fracture-dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) were treated using extension-block Kirschner (K)-wire after closed or open reduction of the dislocation. The postoperative ROM of the PIPJ in the 14 patients averaged 94.4 degrees. A full ROM of the PIPJ was regained in 10 cases. This wire provides an alternative method to the use of extension block splintage in the management of such injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular