Hemi-Hamate Autograft Reconstruction of Unstable Dorsal Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture-Dislocations Thomas R. Kiefhaber Rafael M. M. Williams Meredith N. Osterman DEFINITION Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint fracture-dislocations occur with the following…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture-Dislocations Nikhil Oak Brian Najarian Jeffrey Lawton DEFINITION Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint fracture-dislocations are intra-articular injuries that include a concomitant soft…
Dynamic External Fixation of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture-Dislocations Grey Giddins Alex Cowey DEFINITION Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint bone injuries may affect the convex side of the joint (end of the…
Volar Plate Arthroplasty Beverlie L. Ting Philip E. Blazar DEFINITION Volar plate arthroplasty (VPA) is used in the treatment of both acute and chronic dorsal fracture-dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal…
Operative Treatment of Metacarpal Fractures José M. Nolla DEFINITION Hand metacarpals can fracture at their base, shaft, neck, or head. Such fractures can lead to shortening, rotation, or angulation. Metacarpals…
Dorsal Block Pinning of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fracture-Dislocations Elizabeth King Mark Goleski Jeffrey Lawton DEFINITION The laymen’s term “jammed finger” often is used to indicate an injury sustained to the…
Operative Treatment of Finger Carpometacarpal Joint Fracture-Dislocations John J. Walsh IV DEFINITION Fractures and dislocations of the carpometacarpal (CMC) joints of the index through small fingers involve intraarticular fractures at…
Dislocations and Chronic Volar Instability of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Robert R. Slater Jr. DEFINITION Disruption of the restraining structures on the volar surface of the joint between the metacarpal…
Operative Treatment of Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Fractures John T. Capo Joshua T. Mitgang Colin Harris DEFINITION The first carpometacarpal (CMC) joint comprises the thumb metacarpal base and the trapezium. The…
Reconstruction of Chronic Radial and Ulnar Instability of the Thumb Metacarpophalangeal Joint Steven Z. Glickel DEFINITION Chronic instability of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) and the radial collateral ligament (RCL)…
