Jammed Finger eMedicine Sports

Description: The layman's term "jammed finger" often refers to injuries that are incurred around the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of the fingers. Although imprecise in its diagnostic accuracy, jammed finger aptly describes a constellation of injuries that are related to varying degrees of axial loading across the PIP joint.
Synonyms and related keywords: sprained finger, dislocated finger, finger sprain, finger dislocation, jammed digit dislocated digit, sprained digit, finger injury, digit injury, finger trauma, proximal interphalangeal joint trauma, PIP joint trauma, proximal interphalangeal joint dislocation, PIP joint dislocation, proximal interphalangeal joint, PIP joint
Author: Michael E Robinson, MD 2007