Simultaneous ipsilateral proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal dislocation of the fifth phalanx: A case report.
BACKGROUND
There is no case of simultaneous ipsilateral proximal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal dislocation of a finger in the literature.


METHODS
A 61 years old male patient sustained an ipsilateral dorsal dislocation of the PIP joint of his fifth finger and dorsal dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal joint. Closed reduction of proximal interphalangeal joint was achieved while open reduction of the metacarpophalangeal joint was carried out.


CONCLUSIONS
The single most important element preventing reduction of the metacarpophalangeal joint was an interposition of the volar plate between proximal end of the phalanx and the head of the metacarpal.
Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey. korhanozkan@hotmail.com.
Koray
K
Unay
Korhan
K
Ozkan
Ender
E
Ugutmen
Feyza Unlu
FU
Ozkan
Abdullah
A
Eren
Kerem
K
Bilsel