Syndactyly is webbing or fusion of the fingers or toes ... the fingertips (DIP joints), and the middle knuckles (PIP joints) of your fingers. With OA, the cartilage between the finger joints ...

PIP joint arthroplasty is when your doctor ... Keep in mind that joint replacements may wear down over time. Finger joint fusion is when your doctor fuses the joint in your finger so it can ...

A jammed finger is an injury to the middle joint of a finger. It can cause pain, swelling, and difficulty moving the finger. A jammed finger is most commonly caused by an injury to the joint in ...

When a finger is dislocated, the bones are no longer together and are out of alignment with the joint. The most common joint to experience dislocation is the proximal interphalangeal (PIP ...

A 32-year-old man had a sharp laceration of the FDS and FDP tendons of the right index finger in zone 2. Repair was done 3 days after injury, and the patient was begun on the Chow protocol.

And even though it is impossible to predict which joint will be affected or spared, eventually the fingers will stabilize. Unfortunately, patients who suffer with osteoarthritis of DIP and PIP ...

he had extensor lags of 7° at the ring finger MCP joint and 10° at the small finger proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint and limited small finger PIP joint flexion from 10° to 30°. Radiographs ...

as well as no clinical differences between toes with and those without radiologically osseous fusion. “In summary, for correction of lesser toe deformities, PIP joint arthrodesis and PIP joint ...

Bouchard's nodes are bony enlargements of the middle joints of the fingers, also known as proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. These are the first joints immediately above the knuckles.

DETROIT -- Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered a PIP (proximal interphalangeal) joint dislocation and torn ligaments to the middle finger of his throwing hand Sunday and will be required ...