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Finger, hand and wrist joint dislocations

Created 07 January 2013, last modified 30 December 2013

Dr Jill Tomlinson offers a full range of hand and wrist surgery services at Melbourne Hand Surgery. We manage joint dislocations affecting the:

Carpometacarpal joints
Distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint
Distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) associated with TFCC injuries
Interphalangeal joint of the thumb
Lunate (and perilunate fracture dislocations)
Metacarpophalangeal joint
Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint

Click here for general information about joint dislocations affecting the hand and wrist.

Not sure which joint was dislocated? Look at the picture below to help work out the medical terminology. The lunate bone is one of the carpal bones in the wrist.

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