Simple arthrolysis for flexor rigidity of the proximal interphalangeal joint.
ANNALES DE CHIRURGIE DE LA MAIN : ORGANE OFFICIEL DES SOCIETES DE CHIRURGIE DE LA MAIN 1997;
2:330-5. [PMID:
9336651 DOI:
10.1016/s0753-9053(83)80032-5]
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Abstract
The authors report 19 cases of simple arthrolysis of the proximal interphalangeal joint for flexion rigidity. Their cases were limited to isolated lesions of the joint without any flexor or extensor tendon involvement. The technique is described, and the importance of postoperative physical therapy is stressed. The results in these cases, in contrast with those in complicated cases of rigidity, are very satisfactory. The etiology is primarily sprains and dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal articulation, immobilized for too long a time in flexion (in the so-called "functional position").
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