Unusual double dislocation of both joints in a same finger : a case report

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Implication for health policy / practice / research / medical education : The further addition of this rarer type of injury entails more understanding the nature of injury and better management.

For best management it needs immediate management, delay in diagnosis and treatment compromise the result.

Simultaneous dislocation of both interphalangeal (IP) joints of same finger is a highly uncommon finding.

And dislocation of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint along with interphalangeal joints of thumb are reported in literatures if, scarcely.

Here we are reporting the three cases, comprising of double dislocation of IP joints in little finger in two patients and simultaneous MCP and IP joint dislocation in thumb in another third patients as a perusal of rare entity from the northern India.