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Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2016 Nov 24;3(1):83-85. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2016.1257355. eCollection 2016.

Osteochondritis dissecans of the fourth proximal interphalangeal joint in a Japanese drummer.

Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery

Ken Takata, Kenji Onuma, Koji Sukegawa, Masashi Takaso

Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine , Kanagawa , Japan.

PMID: 27990458 PMCID: PMC5127385 DOI: 10.1080/23320885.2016.1257355

Abstract

We report a rare case of osteochondritis dissecans involving the fourth proximal interphalangeal joint in a young Japanese drummer. We treated it successfully with the removal of loose body and drilling of the donor site.

Keywords: Cumulative trauma disorders; Drum performer; Fingers; Osteochondritis dissecans

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