Finger Injuries
A 25-year-old basketball player presents after jamming his finger while catching a ball. The middle finger PIP joint appears dorsally angulated and deformed. Radiographs confirm a dorsal PIP dislocation without fracture. Closed reduction is performed successfully. Regarding PIP joint dislocations:
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PIP dislocations are classified by direction: dorsal (most common, ~80%), volar (rare, associated wi...
Dorsal dislocations may be stable (reducible and stable through full ROM), unstable (reduced positio...
Volar dislocations are most common; dorsal dislocations involve central slip injury; all PIP disloca...
Treatment of stable dorsal dislocations is buddy strapping with early active motion; unstable disloc...
Complications include stiffness (most common, especially with prolonged immobilization), chronic ins...
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