[Distal finger joint destruction after frostbite in childhood].
Destruction of the DIP-joint and of the growth plate of the distal phalanx after frostbite is shown in the case of a 13-year-old boy. Clinical symptoms, therapy, and result of treatment are presented and literature reviewed.
Staatlichen Orthopädischen Klinik München.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005627:Frostbite / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography