title: Irreducible dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint of a finger.
abstract: We report a patient with an irreducible dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint which was due to entrapment of the head of the proximal phalanx in the opening of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon just proximal to its chiasma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, State University of New York at Brooklyn, 11203, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kung
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Touliopolis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caligiuri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*