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Lateral PIP Dislocation
Aka: Lateral PIP Dislocation, Lateral Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation, Finger Dislocation at Lateral PIP Joint
- Epidemiology
- Common Interphalangeal Dislocation
- Management: Reduction
- Easily reduced
- Apply longitudinal traction (pull) finger
- Management: Post-reduction
- Joint assessment
- Assess for collateral ligament injury
- Immobolization
- Buddy taping for 3 to 6 weeks
- Orthopedic referral indications
- Moderate to complete ligament tears
- References
- Borchers (2012) Am Fam Physician 85(8): 805-10
- Leggit (2006) Am Fam Physician 73(5): 827-34
- Oetgen (2008) Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 1(2):97-102
