Irreducible dislocation of the hallucal interphalangeal joint

HB Leung, WC Wong
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kwong Wah Hospital, 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Irreducible dislocation of the hallucal interphalangeal joint is a rare condition, with only 41 cases reported in the literature. We present a patient with a Miki type 2 irreducible dislocation of the hallucal interphalangeal joint and review literature pertinent to this condition.

Hong Kong Med J 2002;8:295-9

Key words: Dislocations; Hallux; Sesamoid bones