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Multiple Open Dislocations of the Lesser Interphalangeal Joints

A Case Report

James A. Wright Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Podiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.

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Nicholas Ciotola Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Podiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.

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William Spielfogel Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Podiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY.

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We report on the rare case of multiple open interphalangeal dislocations. This uncommon pathologic condition results from dorsiflexion and axial loading of the digit. In the present patient, closed reduction was not possible. We review the literature on this pathologic condition and present a case of open irreducible dislocation of the lesser interphalangeal joints complicated by peripheral neuropathy and treated with resectional arthroplasty.

Corresponding author: James A. Wright, MS, DPM, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Section of Podiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 77th St, New York, NY 10075. (E-mail: JAWright@post.harvard.edu)
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