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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 17:33:100458.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100458. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Floating proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) injury of the little finger in a child: A case report

Sonu Mehta  1 , Jagan John Jacob John  1 , Thayur R Madhusudhan  1
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Floating proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) injury of the little finger in a child: A case report

Sonu Mehta et al. Trauma Case Rep. .

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Abstract

We present a floating PIPJ injury of the non-dominant hand little finger in a skeletally immature boy following a hyperextension injury while playing football. The injury was managed non-operatively with a successful outcome. This injury pattern can happen with trivial trauma in a child and could be easily missed. It is important to be aware of this pattern of injury and good functional outcomes are possible with non-operative treatment.

Keywords: Floating proximal interphalangeal joint; Fracture neck phalanx; Sub-condylar phalanx fracture.

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The authors do not report any conflict of interest.

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3 monthly radiograph.
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Clinical pictures at 3 months.
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