Media file 1: Broken finger. A severe fracture of the proximal phalanx of the small finger. This bone is broken in many small fragments and very unstable. This injury occurred in an automobile ...

The finger bones are made up of 14 narrow bones called phalanges. Each of the four fingers consists of a proximal, middle, and distal phalanx. The thumb has a proximal and distal phalanx only.

On initial radiographs, he was found to have fractures of the metacarpals of the index, middle and ring fingers, as well as the proximal phalanx of the small finger (Figure 1). The same day ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Familiarity with the terms used to describe the anatomy of the hand is important for clinical assessment. The terms “volar” and ...

Figure 2. Semipronated oblique radiograph of the left hand demonstrates fractures of the second, third, and fourth metacarpal bones, the proximal phalanges of the thumb and index finger ...

3). Assuming that the assignment of OH 86 as a fifth proximal phalanx is correct, it must also derive from a left hand on the basis of the pattern of asymmetry of the distal condyles: in palmar ...