In the patient with scarring of just the central band and lateral bands, there is a loss of active and passive flexion of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint because the lateral bands have lost their normal volar shift. Surgical freeing of the lateral bands from the central band using parallel
Snapping of the proximal interphalangeal joint due to the lateral band
โ Scribed by K. Ikeda; Masaki Matsuda; Katsuro Tomita
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 34 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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Dislocation of the interphalangeal joint of a toe is a rare injury, and when it does occur it usually involves the great toe. Dislocation of other toes without fracture is quite rare. We present here a case of dorsal dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint which was reduced by manipu
Background: The capsule of the proximal interphalangeal joint consists of the central slip of the extensor tendon dorsally, the collateral ligaments at the sides and the palmar ligament ventrally. Fibrocartilaginous menisci have been reported extending into the joint cavity and the central slip has