title: Locking of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the little finger.
abstract: Locking of the metacarpophalangeal joints is well documented, but locking of other joints in the finger has not been described. We present a case of locking of the little finger proximal interphalangeal joint due to an osteophyte impinging on the extensor tendon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Giele
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography