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Aida Garcia, Fabio A Suarez

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Simon Lambert

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Transverse extraarticular fracture of the distal end segment

Transverse metaphyseal fractures of the proximal phalangeal neck are classified according to AO/OTA as 78.2–5.1.3A, where 2–5 indicates which finger is injured.

AP view of an transverse extraarticular fracture of the distal end segment- Proximal phalanx hand
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