title: Dorsal dislocation of the D.I.P. joint with fracture of the volar base of the distal phalanx.
abstract: Between 1978 and 1985, we treated 12 cases of dorsally displaced fracture-dislocation of the I.P. joint of the thumb or of the D.I.P. joint of the finger, with a volar bony fragment. All were treated surgically, active exercise being started three to five weeks later. At the last follow-up, averaging 6.4 years (range 4.3-10 years) after operation, none of the joints was painful but the range of motion was somewhat limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchinishi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged