If open or with displaced avulsion fracture: operative repair
Closed: splint in extension (Both DIP and PIP) for up to 6 weeks, refer to hand surgeon. NO flexion of DP permitted for duration of splinting, including during cleaning. Repair extensor tendon if injured.
Boutonniere deformity
Rheumatoid arthritis
Nursemaid's elbow
Volar PIP dislocation
Swan neck deformity
Flexion contracture of PIP joint
Drummer's wrist
Distal finger