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Case Reports
. 1980 Nov;5(6):617-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(80)80120-1.

Simultaneous dislocation of the interphalangeal joints in a finger--Case report

R H Espinosa, I P Renart
Case Reports

Simultaneous dislocation of the interphalangeal joints in a finger--Case report

R H Espinosa et al. J Hand Surg Am. 1980 Nov.

Abstract

While the dislocation of a proximal or distal interphalangeal joint of a finger is commonplace, simultaneous dislocation of both joints is a rare event. Since the first double dislocation was first described in 1874, only 10 cases have been reported.

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