Dorsal Dislocation of the D.I.P. Joint with Fracture of the Volar Base of the Distal Phalanx

Abstract

Between 1978 and 1985, we treated 12 cases of dorsally displaced fracture-dislocation of the I.P. joint of the thumb or of the D.I.P. joint of the finger, with a volar bony fragment. All were treated surgically, active exercise being started three to five weeks later. At the last follow-up, averaging 6.4 years (range 4.3–10 years) after operation, none of the joints was painful but the range of motion was somewhat limited.