title: [Conservative treatment of stable finger joint dislocations using the Stack splint].
abstract: Stable dislocations of PIP-joints should be treated by early motion. It is important to gain full extension from the very beginning of treatment. The anatomy and biomechanics as well as the use of a Stack button-hole splint is reported. 28 patients with 32 dislocations have been treated for two to four weeks with excellent results.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie/Arbeitsgruppe Handchirurgie, Barmherzigen Schwestern Wels/Osterreich.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Straub
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orthner
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013165:Splints; D016896:Treatment Outcome