Double dislocation of the interphalangeal joints in the finger. Case report and review of publications.

A 66-year-old woman presented with a painful swollen finger and was shown radiographically to have dorsal dislocation of both interphalangeal joints, which responded to immobilisation and physiotherapy. Unlike single dislocations of finger joints double dislocations are rare, only 52 cases have been reported between 1874 and 1992 to our knowledge.