PHALANX FRACTURE

Course overview

PHALANGEAL FRACTURES OF THE HAND ARE A COMMON INJURY THAT PRESENTS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CLINIC. INJURIES CAN BE LOCATED AT THE PROXIMAL, MIDDLE, OR DISTAL PHALANX. FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF PHALANX FRACTURES, AN ACCEPTABLE REDUCTION CAN BE MANAGED WITH NON-OPERATIVE TREATMENT. EARLY INTERVENTION IS IMPORTANT TO ALLOW HEALING AND RETURN OF FUNCTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE PHALANGES AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THE CONDITION.