Deep-seated blisters form on tip of each finger and above and below each phalangeal flexure.
Those having taken it walked on the metatarso-phalangeal articulation, the heel not touching the ground.
Frequently similar sesamoid bones occur also on the dorsal side of the phalangeal articulations.
There are as a rule two small sesamoid bones developed on the ventral or flexor side of the metacarpo-phalangeal articulations, and sometimes similar bones occur on the dorsal or extensor side.
Sesamoid bones occur only under the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the hallux.
A pair of small sesamoid bones are developed on the ventral or flexor side of the metacarpo-phalangeal articulations of all the digits except the pollex.
Two sesamoid bones are usually developed below each metatarso-phalangeal joint, and one below the cuboid.
In cases of disease it is rarely necessary or advisable to attempt to save a finger, but if the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of the thumb be affected, excision should be performed with the hope of saving the thumb.
This is more satisfactory than amputation of the affected toe at the metatarso-phalangeal joint, as after this the adjacent toes tend to fall together and favour hallux valgus.
Duncan Fitzwilliams suggests that it should be called "hook-finger," and that it is probably due to imperfect development of the anterior ligament of the first inter-phalangeal joint.
After a variable interval, the finger is gradually and progressively flexed at the metacarpo-phalangeal joint.
It may be excited by pressing the heads of the metatarsals together or by grasping the fourth metatarso-phalangeal joint between the finger and thumb.
In the initial stage there is a localised induration in the palm opposite the metacarpo-phalangeal joint, and the skin over it is puckered and closely adherent to the underlying fascia.
Dislocations of the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of the fingers may be backward or forward.
The great toe may be dislocated at its metatarso-phalangeal joint, the base of the proximal phalanx passing towards the dorsum (Fig.
When the second toe alone is affected, as is commonly the case, it is partly buried by those on either side of it, only the knuckle of the first inter-phalangeal joint projecting above the level of the other toes (Fig.
These terms indicate two stages of an affection of the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toe, first described by Davies Colley.
Dislocation of the Metacarpo-phalangeal Joint of the Thumb.
The skin on the palmar aspect opposite the first inter-phalangeal joint may give way when the finger is extended; should this occur, the resulting gap may be covered by a skin graft.
The thumb escapes longer than the other fingers, and its metacarpo-phalangeal joint is usually flexed, rarely extended.
The phalangeal joints of the hands and the wrist-joints are also often the seat of acute gout, though these joints are more frequently affected by the subacute form of the disease.
The metacarpo-phalangeal articulations are likewise often a good deal swollen and of a bright-red color.
The frequency with which the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toes is affected in gouty persons has always been noted.
The metacarpo-phalangeal and wrist joints are examples of this.
The metacarpo-phalangeal joints are condyloid joints like the wrist, and are remarkable for the great thickness of the palmar ligaments of their capsules.
The nodes increase in size and occasionally develop on all of the fingers, but usually never spread beyond the phalangeal joints.
Most people know that bunions are inflammations of the bursae which form over the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of the big toe whenever there is pressure and irritation of it.
The third finger is flexed at the first phalangeal joint, and the end of the second phalanx is outlined in deeper shadow, with its long axis vertical to the plate.
The shadow of the ball being very nearly the normal size, the ball lies on the palmar side of the third metacarpo-phalangeal joint.
A more or less developed organ, free at its extremity, and articulating with the head or sides of a metacarpal, metatarsal, or phalangeal bone.
About three years before the time of report he noticed enlargement of the phalangeal joint of the third finger of the right hand.
The bite opened the phalangeal joint of the left thumb, causing violent inflammation, and resulted in the destruction of the joint.
In some few cases the metatarso-phalangeal joint is affected; but no case has been seen at the base of the ungual phalanx.
In hallux valgus, the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toe undergoes changes characteristic of arthritis deformans.
Arthritis Deformans of Hands, showing symmetry of lesions, ulnar deviation of fingers, and nodular thickening at inter-phalangeal joints.
The metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toe, on one or on both sides, is that most frequently affected.
Thus gangrene of the great toe often stops when it reaches the metatarso-phalangeal joint; or if it trespasses this limit it may be arrested either at the tarso-metatarsal or at the ankle joint.
The phalangeal formula is 2-2-3-3; the terminal phalanges are claw-shaped.
On city streets, horses shod with shoes having long calks get caught in frogs of street railways or by slipping on rails, and phalangeal bones are often broken.
By this method one may differentiate true crepitation, false crepitation, luxation and inflammation of ligaments that have been injured, as in sprains of such structures in the phalangeal region.
Rest is the first requisite, and in addition every mechanical means possible to change the center of gravity in the phalangeal region, is to be employed.
Where the subject, suffering phalangeal fracture, manifests evidence of pain due to tensing the structures about a fractured part, one may anesthetize the parts by using about two cubic centimeters of a two per cent.
This does not apply in our country as phalangeal and metacarpal and even metatarsal fractures are observed in more instances than are such injuries to the tibia.
Ringbone is the designation of the exostosis which is found on the coronet and in the digital and phalangeal regions.
In this species of the deformity the individual walks upon the ball of the foot, the toes, or upon the metatarso-phalangeal articulations, without the heel or any other part of the sole touching the ground.
The bullet entered at the base of the nail, first emerged at the distal interphalangeal flexor fold, re-entered the metacarpo-phalangeal fold, and finally emerged from the back of the hand between the third and fourth metacarpal bones.
Illustrates the very neat and limited injury to the Phalanges over the dorsal aspect of the first inter-phalangeal joint of the Middle Finger, accompanying a gutter wound received by the patient while holding a rifle.
It is on it that rest the metacarpo-phalangeal or metatarso-phalangeal articulations, according to the limb studied.
At the back of the metatarso-phalangeal articulations, as in the corresponding region of the anterior limbs, are found the sesamoid bones.
They are retained in position at this level by a fibrous structure, which forms the metacarpo-phalangeal sheath.
At the level of each metacarpo-phalangeal articulation are two sesamoid bones.
The pectoral fins are small, and have been carefully preserved, with the various carpal and phalangeal bones kept together by their natural ligaments.
The phalangeal formula of the Atlantic City specimen of M.
The formulas for the ossified phalanges in two American[39] and three Old World specimens are as follows: Phalangeal formula of five specimens of Ziphius cavirostris.
The phalanges are lacking altogether, or are incompletely represented, in the various skeletons of bairdii, and for that reason the phalangeal formula can not be given.
At the Fetlock numerous branches to the metacarpo-phalangeal articulation, the sesamoid sheath, and the tendons.
Mechanically, it acts as a stay when the animal is standing by maintaining the metacarpo-phalangeal angle.
At times, however, especially when its aponeurotic expansion is diseased, the necrosis of the perforans spreads until the aponeurosis is eaten through and the phalangeal sheath penetrated.
The metacarpo-phalangeal sheath and the ring of the perforatus laid open posteriorly, and the cut edges reflected; the flexor perforans cut through at about the region of the sesamoids, and its inferior portion deflected.
It is reinforced at the lower end of the radius by the superior carpal ligament, passes through the carpal and metacarpo-phalangeal sheaths, and, arriving behind the fetlock, forms a ring for the passage of the flexor perforans.
The foot is carried forward with all the phalangeal articulations flexed, and in many cases the limb is unable to take weight at all.
It also assists in the flexion of the entire foot on the forearm, and in supporting the angle of the metacarpo-phalangeal articulation when the animal is standing.
The metacarpo-phalangeal sheath and the ring of the perforatus laid open posteriorly, and the cut edges reflected to show the passage of the perforans.
Above, it is in connection with the synovial membrane of the pedal articulation and that of the metacarpo-phalangeal sheath.
These portions are continued by a common tendon which enters the carpal sheath with the tendon of the perforatus, and continues with it through the synovial sheath of the metacarpo-phalangeal region.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "phalangeal" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
