PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tekkis, P P
AU  - Kessaris, N
AU  - Enchill-Yawson, M
AU  - Mani, G V
AU  - Gavalas, M
TI  - Palmar dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint--an injury not to be missed.
AID  - 10.1136/emj.16.6.431
DP  - 1999 Nov 01
TA  - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine
PG  - 431--432
VI  - 16
IP  - 6
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/16/6/431.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/16/6/431.full
SO  - Arch Emerg Med1999 Nov 01; 16
AB  - Palmar dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint are associated with long term complications if suboptimally treated. Six cases of palmar dislocation of the PIP joint are presented and a systematic approach in the diagnosis and management of such injuries in the accident and emergency department is described.