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ArticleTitle A Report of Two Cases of Volar and Dorsal Fractures of the Middle Phalanx Caused by a Basketball

AuthorList Ryouichi Murashige¹, Yoshihito Nakayama¹, Kaoru Kobayashi¹, Shinji Uesaka¹, Kouichi Tanaka¹, Hiromoto Ito², Takuya Sawaizumi² and Kiyoshi Yoshihara²

Affiliation ¹⁾Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, ²⁾Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School

Language EN

Volume 69

Issue 4

Year 2002

Page 376-378

Received September 19, 2001

Accepted April 8, 2002

Keywords sports injury, finger fracture, middle phalanx, children

Abstract We present two rare cases of volar and dorsal fractures of the middle phalanx at the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ). The first case was a 16-year-old girl. She hurt her middle finger while playing basketball. A lateral radiograph revealed volar and dorsal fractures of the middle phalanx. She underwent external immobilization of the PIPJ in 30°of flexion with a splint for 3 weeks. The fractures healed 7 weeks after the injury with neither tenderness nor limitation of range of motion. The second case was a 16-year-old boy. He injured his index finger while playing basketball, and underwent immobilization of the PIPJ for 3 weeks. At 10 weeks after the injury, the dorsal fracture was almost healed, but the displacement of the volar fragment had worsened. At a 3-year follow-up, the dorsal fragment was healed, but the volar fragment remained in a site of nonunion. However, there was neither residual deformity nor restriction of movement.

Correspondence to Ryouichi Murashige, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, 1-396 Kosugicho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan
cfx33430@nyc.odn.ac.jp

ArticleTitle	A Report of Two Cases of Volar and Dorsal Fractures of the Middle Phalanx Caused by a Basketball
AuthorList	Ryouichi Murashige¹, Yoshihito Nakayama¹, Kaoru Kobayashi¹, Shinji Uesaka¹, Kouichi Tanaka¹, Hiromoto Ito², Takuya Sawaizumi² and Kiyoshi Yoshihara²
Affiliation	¹⁾Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, ²⁾Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Language	EN
Volume	69
Issue	4
Year	2002
Page	376-378
Received	September 19, 2001
Accepted	April 8, 2002
Keywords	sports injury, finger fracture, middle phalanx, children
Abstract	We present two rare cases of volar and dorsal fractures of the middle phalanx at the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ). The first case was a 16-year-old girl. She hurt her middle finger while playing basketball. A lateral radiograph revealed volar and dorsal fractures of the middle phalanx. She underwent external immobilization of the PIPJ in 30°of flexion with a splint for 3 weeks. The fractures healed 7 weeks after the injury with neither tenderness nor limitation of range of motion. The second case was a 16-year-old boy. He injured his index finger while playing basketball, and underwent immobilization of the PIPJ for 3 weeks. At 10 weeks after the injury, the dorsal fracture was almost healed, but the displacement of the volar fragment had worsened. At a 3-year follow-up, the dorsal fragment was healed, but the volar fragment remained in a site of nonunion. However, there was neither residual deformity nor restriction of movement.
Correspondence to	Ryouichi Murashige, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, 1-396 Kosugicho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan cfx33430@nyc.odn.ac.jp