13 min
Finger Dislocations PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast
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It is much more common for children to break a finger than dislocate one. Why? Those darn growth plates. Nevertheless reducing a dislocated digit is one of the most common emergency procedures around and can generally be performed without much difficulty. However there are some situations where you shouldn’t just yank in the digit. Learn about these situations and more in this episode.
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References
Borchers et al. Common Finger Fractures and Dislocations. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Apr 15;85(8):805-810.
Ahn and Blomberg. Phalanx Dislocations. Ortho Bullets. https://www.orthobullets.com/hand/6038/phalanx-dislocations. Updated 5/17/21. Accessed June 23, 2021.
It is much more common for children to break a finger than dislocate one. Why? Those darn growth plates. Nevertheless reducing a dislocated digit is one of the most common emergency procedures around and can generally be performed without much difficulty. However there are some situations where you shouldn’t just yank in the digit. Learn about these situations and more in this episode.
PEMBlog.com
Follow me on Twitter @PEMTweets
Check out the Facebook page
References
Borchers et al. Common Finger Fractures and Dislocations. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Apr 15;85(8):805-810.
Ahn and Blomberg. Phalanx Dislocations. Ortho Bullets. https://www.orthobullets.com/hand/6038/phalanx-dislocations. Updated 5/17/21. Accessed June 23, 2021.
13 min