The middle phalanges (hand), also known as the intermediate phalanges, are bones located in the fingers. Each intermediate phalanx connects to a proximal and distal phalanx. Each proximal phalanx is ...

IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...

Mallet finger is one of the most common closed tendon injuries of the hand. It occurs when the distal phalanx is held in extension while a flexion force is applied across the joint. The trauma results ...

ACRO-osteolysis, without associated articular inflammation, has been observed in a patient presenting cutaneous lesions of psoriasis. Lysis of bone followed trauma to the distal aspect of the involved ...