title: Treatment of chronic instability of the digital joints using a strip of volar plate.
abstract: This paper describes a surgical technique for treating chronic instability of the metacarpo-phalangeal joint and proximal inter-phalangeal joint. This procedure has advantages over currently used operations, in that only local tissues are used, and it is not necessary to sacrifice any tendons for reinforcement.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*