Locking of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the little finger.
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.
Costello
C H
CH
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
Lam
D G
DG
Giele
H P
HP
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography