Surgical treatment for a congenitally stiff metacarpophalangeal joint of the small finger: report of four cases.
We report 4 cases of a congenitally stiff metacarpophalangeal joint of the small finger that were treated satisfactorily with surgical release.
Tsujii
Masaya
M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie University Faculty of Medicine, Tsu City, Japan.
Hirata
Hitoshi
H
Matsumoto
Mamoru
M
Asanuma
Kunihiro
K
Uchida
Atsumasa
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D017885:Collateral Ligaments / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000601:surgery; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery