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  • - Proximal interphalangeal joint fracture/dislocations can lead to serious long-term issues like arthritis, stiffness, and instability, even after surgery is performed.
  • - Many surgical techniques have been developed to address these problems, but none have shown significant promise until now.
  • - The article discusses the use of a hemihamate autograft—shaped to fit the middle phalangeal base—as a viable surgical method, along with techniques using lag screws or hook plates for fixation.

Article Abstract

Proximal interphalangeal joint fracture/dislocations, even after surgical correction, often lead to long-term complications including posttraumatic arthritis, prolonged joint stiffness, and chronic joint instability. A wide range of surgical techniques has been devised to resolve this issue, but none has been promising enough. Despite this circumstance, arthroplasty using a hemihamate autograft of size and contour that match the middle phalangeal base has progressed into one of more acceptable methods that provide both articular congruency and osseous stability. In this article, we introduce various types of proximal interphalangeal joint fracture/dislocations and individualized surgical approach using hemihamate autograft and lag screw and/or hook plate as fixation methods.

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