• Ann Chir Main Memb Super · Jan 1998

    Case Reports

    Irreducible dorsal dislocation of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb due to the palmar plate. A case report.

    • F Gerard, R Pem, P Garbuio, L Obert, and Y Tropet.
    • Department of Orthopaedic, Traumatologic and Plastic Surgery, CHU J. Minjoz Hospital, Besançon, France.
    • Ann Chir Main Memb Super. 1998 Jan 1;17(1):63-7.

    AbstractDorsal dislocation of the thumb interphalangeal joint is rare. Only very few cases of irreducible dislocation has been reported at this joint. The authors report a case of compound irreducible dislocation due to the palmar plate interposition. The sesamoid, the flexor pollicis longus have been reported to block reduction of the dorsal dislocation of the thumb interphalangeal joint doctors on casualities should not insist if reduction is not easily obtained, the patient should then be guide towards a surgical team for surgical treatment.

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