Proximal Phalanx Fracture Management

Avulsion fracture of proximal phalanx 3rd finger

Long-term objective results of proximal phalanx fracture treatment.

BACKGROUND Proximal phalanx fractures are common. In this study, our preferred methods regarding the treatment of proximal phalanx fractures and their long-term objective results are presented. METHODS Between October 2001 and March 2010, in the Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department of Düzce Medical Faculty, we treated 23 patients with 32 proximal phalanx fractures. Stable f...

Conservative management with external coaptation technique for treatment of a severely comminuted fracture of the proximal phalanx in a Holstein-Friesian cow

A 3-year-old Holstein-Friesian cow was evaluated because of sudden onset of right hind limb lameness and pain with fetlock swelling for 2 days. Based on the history, clinical index scores and computed radiographic examinations, the case was accurately diagnosed to be a severely comminuted fracture of the proximal phalanx. This cow was assigned for conservative treatment with external coaptation...

Stress fracture of the second proximal phalanx of the foot in teenage athletes: Unrecognized location of stress fracture

Background Adolescent athletes are a high-risk population for stress fractures. We report four cases of stress fractures of the second proximal phalanx, which had not been previously diagnosed as the location of the stress fracture of the foot, in teenage athletes. Case report All fractures were on the plantar side of the proximal phalangeal base, and the oblique images of the plain radiograp...

Juxta-epiphysial Fracture of the Terminal Phalanx

The purpose of this paper is to lay stress upon an injury which, although not uncommon, seems to be inadequately described. Consequently it is often improperly treated. In Bunnell (1964) there is an illustration of displaced epiphysis of the distal phalanx, but in treatment no differentiation is made from the more common open crushing injury. Watson-Jones (1956) classified the injury as one of ...