title: ["Floating interphalangeal joint". A case report].
abstract: We report the case of a combination of closed extra-articular phalangeal fractures of the thumb, creating a floating interphalangeal joint. The lesions described were the result of a direct trauma to the thumb during the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010. It was fixed seven days after the trauma using a percutaneous external fixation with a dorsal frame or Martinique's "Ti'fix" - a modification of the Beaubourg fixator. We describe this simple, economical and improved quality method of fixation. Consolidation permitted the removal of the external fixator a month after surgery, followed by early mobilization. We report the functional and aesthetic results at 1-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie orthopédique du membre supérieur, CHU Pierre-Zobda-Quitman, 97260 Fort-de-France, France. mad.aslan@laposte.net
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duroux
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Delattre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome