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26-year-old male with meat-cutting injury to the hand. Lateral and oblique radiograph of the right index finger demonstrates partial amputation of the digit through the proximal phalanx. Displaced oblique fracture through the proximal phalanx and soft tissue defect are noted.
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Radiography confirmed a mildly comminuted, displaced fracture through the proximal phalanx of the index finger (Fig. 1).
26-year-old male with meat-cutting injury to the hand. Two views of the right index finger demonstrate reduction and K-wire fixation of the oblique proximal phalanx fracture. Silicon Hunter tendon rod (arrows) along the volar surface of the index finger are best seen on the lateral view.
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Postoperative radiographs demonstrate K-wires spanning the reduced phalanx fracture (Fig. 2).