- See:
- Dorsal Dislocation of the PIP joint
- Phalangeal Injury
- Rotary PIP Subluxation
- Volar PIP Dislocation
- Fracture Dislocations of the PIP Joint:
- distinguish between avulsion chip frx from frx dislocation of PIP joint;
- Chronic PIP Dorsal Dislocations:
- leads to chronic volar plate laxity and hyperextension deformity;
- may interfere with finger f(x) or result in Swan Neck Deformity;
- operative treatment:
- requires advancement and reattachment of volar plate;
- plication of local tissue;
- reconstruction of collateral ligament & volar plate
Year Book: Chip Avulsions and Ruptures of the Palmar Plate in the PIP