Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joint

Complex dislocations of the metacarpophalangeal joints are rare injuries. When they, occur, they are relatively common in the thumb, index and little fingers. Isolated complex dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal jont of the middle finger is extremely rare because of the inherent anatomical stabil...

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Main Authors: H P Madhusudan, Anil Kumar Agarwal, S Raja Sabapathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1996-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774680
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description Complex dislocations of the metacarpophalangeal joints are rare injuries. When they, occur, they are relatively common in the thumb, index and little fingers. Isolated complex dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal jont of the middle finger is extremely rare because of the inherent anatomical stability in that joint. We are reporting a case of isolated complex dorsal dislocation of the middle finger.
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spelling doaj-art-c1c183f980c74678819ebece6fa3f94c2025-08-20T02:02:33ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X1996-02-01290102002210.1055/s-0043-1774680Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal JointH P Madhusudan0Anil Kumar Agarwal1S Raja Sabapathy2Hand and Micro Surgery Department, Ganga Hospital, CoimbatoreHand and Micro Surgery Department, Ganga Hospital, CoimbatoreHand and Micro Surgery Department, Ganga Hospital, CoimbatoreComplex dislocations of the metacarpophalangeal joints are rare injuries. When they, occur, they are relatively common in the thumb, index and little fingers. Isolated complex dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal jont of the middle finger is extremely rare because of the inherent anatomical stability in that joint. We are reporting a case of isolated complex dorsal dislocation of the middle finger.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774680
spellingShingle H P Madhusudan
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Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joint
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
title Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joint
title_full Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joint
title_fullStr Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joint
title_full_unstemmed Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joint
title_short Isolated Complex Dorsal Dislocation of the Middle Finger Metacarpophalangeal Joint
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url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774680
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