Description of middle phalanx fracture

The plain radiograph above shows a fracture of the middle phalanx of the right ring finger. The fracture is located at the junction of the middle and distal third of the shaft (arrows). The fracture has a long oblique orientation. It is deviated radially without any translation in the mediolateral plane. It is shortened by 1 mm with a 30-degree apex palmar angulation. There is minimal comminution at the fracture site, and the fracture is extra-articular.