Finger Dislocation (PIP Joint)

Presentation

The patient will have jammed a finger, causing a hyperextension injury that forces the middle phalanx dorsally and proximally out of articulation with the distal end of the proximal phalanx. A swollen, painful deformity of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint will be present, unless the patient or a bystander has reduced the dislocation prior to presentation.

There should be no sensory or vascular compromise.