title: Volar dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the finger: an indication for urgent operative treatment.
abstract: Two patients are described with persistent acute volar dislocation of the middle phalanx of a finger. Closed reduction was impossible due to intra-articular interposition of the lateral slip of the extensor mechanism, combined with a tear of a collateral ligament. It is important to recognize these injuries at an early stage and an operative treatment is required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabry
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010146:Pain; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013708:Tendon Injuries