Management of Fracture-Dislocation of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joints by Extension-Block Splinting
- 1 December 1972
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 54 (8) , 1705-1711
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-197254080-00010
Abstract
The finger) which allows early active flexion of the proximal interphalangeal joint but prevents extension beyond a predetermined point at which the joint subluxates on dislocates. The method is described and the results in seventeen patients are presented. A closed method is recommended for the treatment of a common injury of the proximal interphalangeal joint, a fracture of the articular surface of the middle phalanx with dorsal dislocation or subluxation. The method uses extension-block splinting (a forearm gauntlet with a dorsal extension along the finger) which allows early active flexion of the proximal interphalangeal joint but prevents extension beyond a predetermined point at which the joint subluxates on dislocates. The method is described and the results in seventeen patients are presented. Copyright © 1972 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated...Keywords
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