Synostosis of the interphalangeal joint: an uncommon cause of post-fracture digital stiffness
| Autor: | Peter Y. W. Chan, Peter S. H. Chan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
animal structures Case Report macromolecular substances stiffness medicine post-fracture Orthodontics business.industry technology industry and agriculture interphalangeal joint Stiffness Soft tissue Synostosis medicine.disease equipment and supplies body regions heterotopic ossification Automotive Engineering Fracture (geology) Heterotopic ossification Contracture medicine.symptom business Interphalangeal Joint |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery article-version (VoR) Version of Record |
| ISSN: | 2332-0885 |
| Popis: | Loss of motion and stiffness after fracture of the digits are most commonly a result of soft tissue contracture and adhesions. However, stiffness can also have a bony etiology. We present a case of synostosis of the thumb interphalangeal joint after non-operative treatment of a closed fracture. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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