All further reading on middle phalangeal injury management of the hand

This page comprises details on patient examination and radiological assessment.

$These x-rays show an articular fracture of the 4th middle phalangeal head with extension in the shaft.$

This page comprises details on harvesting and application of bone graft to bone defects in phalangeal fractures.

$Reconstruction of a lateral plateau fracture in the middle phalangeal base with bone graft$

This page comprises details on four phases of healing: inflammatory phase, early repair phase, late repair phase and early tissue remodeling phase, remodeling and reintegration phase.

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Patient with arm in a well-padded below-elbow splint

This page comprises common complications of these injuries.

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$Oligotrophic nonunion of a middle phalangeal fracture treated with K-wire fixation$

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This page about infection comprises general considerations and details on:

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Hand - Middle phalanges

Assessment of middle phalangeal injuries of the hand

Bone graft addition to bone defects in phalanges of the hand

Postoperative treatment of middle phalangeal injuries

Complications and technical failures in middle phalangeal injury management

Infection

References on management of middle phalangeal injuries