Open AccessLigament Preserving Technique for a Locked Metacarpophalangeal Joint of the Index Finger
Author(s) -
Byung Sung Kim,
Kang Hee Park,
Sung Yong Park,
Ji Soo Yu,
Young Hwan Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinics in orthopedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2005-4408
pISSN - 2005-291X
DOI - 10.4055/cios.2015.7.1.104
Subject(s) - medicine , ligament , metacarpophalangeal joint , range of motion , nuclear medicine , index finger , surgery , orthodontics , anatomy , thumb
Locking of metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) of the index finger occurs when volar radial osteophytes of the metacarpal head catch the accessory collateral ligament. We devised a ligament-preserving approach to quickly restore the MPJ motion while protecting the radial collateral ligament.