A PALMAR FRACTURE-DISLOCATION OF THE PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT OF THE MIDDLE FINGER CAUSED BY BOWLING: A CASE REPORT

During bowling, a twenty year old man could not pull out his middle finger from the ball in release and injured his finger. X-ray revealed a palmar fracture- dislocation of the PIP joint. We manipulated the PIP joint, but a gap remained at the fracture site on the X-ray after reduction. Surgical tre...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Kurosaka, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Ryosuke Kuroda, Shinji Matsushima, Kenjiro Ito, Taro Shoji, Kazunari Ishida, Tomoaki Fukui, Kazuya Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2009-03-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/vol8/n1/20/v8n1-20text.php