Open fracture of the proximal and middle phalanx, including the joint surface ... Excision of the bullet and external fixation of the right fourth metacarpal bone were performed.

Per the team, Sale underwent surgery to repair “an open reduction and internal fixation of a left fifth finger proximal phalanx fracture.” Sale’s sudden absence sparked conversations about ...

as well as the proximal phalanx of the small finger (Figure 1). The same day, he was taken to the OR for irrigation and debridement and surgical fixation of the fractures of the left index ...