title: The doorstop procedure. A technique for treating unstable fracture dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal joint.
abstract: The unstable fracture dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint remains a difficult injury to manage despite the availability of a wide variety of treatment options. We describe a simple alternative method of treatment called the doorstop procedure.
authors.affiliation: Central Middlesex Hospital Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Twyman
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods