Proximal interphalangeal joint dislocation - middle finger

Case contributed by E Z
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall on outstretched left hand.

Patient Data

Age: 90
Gender: Male

Middle finger dislocation at the proximal interphalangeal joint.

Middle and distal phalanges displaced in the palmar direction.

No displaced fractures identified.

Case Discussion

A digital nerve block was applied to the middle finger. It was then reduced in the emergency department to normal bony alignment. 

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