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LOCKING OF THE PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT OF THE RING FINGER DUE TO THE NEGLECTED FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS AVULSION

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Yasunori Hattori, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, 862-3, Shimogo, Ogori, Yamaguchi-City, Yamaguchi-Prefecture, 754-0002, Japan. Tel: (+81) 839-72-0333, Fax: (+81) 839-73-4909.

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Kazuteru Doi

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan

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Soutetsu Sakamoto

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan

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Chaitanya Dodakundi

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan

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Abstract

We report an unusual case of proximal interphalangeal joint locking of the ring finger due to the neglected flexor digitorum profundus avulsion. Although rare, it should be noted that locking is a potential complication after this injury.

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