Simultaneous Ipsilateral Distal Interphalangeal and Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation of the Fifth Finger: A Rare Case Report

Authors

  • Suvarn Gupta1 , Vasant Gawande2 , Ankush Mohabey3 , Kunal Saoji3 , Ashwin Chavan4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12623

Keywords:

Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation, Dorsal Interphalangeal Dislocation, Rare Simultaneous dislocation.

Abstract

There has been no case of simultaneous ipsilateral distal interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal dislocation
of little finger in the literature. We report a case of A 61 years old male patient with traumatic ipsilateral
dislocation of the Dorsal Interphalangeal (DIP) joint with dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint
of the little finger. Both the dislocations were reduced by traction and closed reduction

Author Biography

  • Suvarn Gupta1 , Vasant Gawande2 , Ankush Mohabey3 , Kunal Saoji3 , Ashwin Chavan4

    1Assistant Professor, 2Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
    Wardha, 3
    Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Datta Meghe Medical College, Nagpur, 4
    Senior
    Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha

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Published

2020-10-29

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Section

Articles

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en

How to Cite

Simultaneous Ipsilateral Distal Interphalangeal and Metacarpophalangeal Dislocation of the Fifth Finger: A Rare Case Report. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 6488-6491. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12623