fractures of the proximal and middle phalanges
Last reviewed 01/2018
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