title: Irreducible palmar dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the finger.
abstract: Three patients with palmar dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal joints are described. The causes of irreducibility were the interposition of one lateral band about the condyle of the middle phalangeal head in two patients and the interposition of the central slip in one patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male