Loss of motion and stiffness after fracture of the digits are most commonly a result of soft tissue contracture and adhesions. However, stiffness can also have a bony etiology. We present a case of synostosis of the thumb interphalangeal joint after non-operative treatment of a closed fracture.
Keywords: Synostosis; heterotopic ossification; interphalangeal joint; post-fracture; stiffness.
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