Fractures of the proximal and middle phalanges
These are usually transverse fractures. There may be:
- forward angulation - which may damage the flexor tendon sheath
- rotational deformity - which may impair normal closure of the fingers into a fist
- fracture into the joint - from a fracture at either end of the phalanx - the finger usually becomes very stiff and in a displaced fracture, often deformed
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