interphalangeal
- adjective
- /ˌɪntərfəlˈændʒiəl/
- Specialized
- Proper exercises can help improve flexibility in the interphalangeal joints of the fingers and toes.
- interphalangeal joint
- proximal interphalangeal
- distal interphalangeal
Examples
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Criteria included the ability to extend at least 10 degrees at the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints and 20 degrees at the wrist (the focal criterion).
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The joints of the hand most frequently altered are the four proximal and distal interphalangeal joints and the carpometacarpal joints.
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One week postoperatively, the patient was placed in a cast with the interphalangeal joint free for five weeks.
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The patient presented to the author three months later with stiffness and pain at the interphalangeal joint.
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There was fixed flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint.
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Swelling of wrist, metacarpophalangeal, or proximal interphalangeal joints for at least six weeks.
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Half of the patients with distal interphalangeal joint impairment also have deterioration of proximal interphalangeal joints.
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Early stabilization and mobilization of the damaged intra-articular joint are important for restoring proximal interphalangeal function.
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Finally, medicolegal claims were filed in two cases in the present series: one with fixed flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint, and one with a stiff and painful interphalangeal joint of the thumb.
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At final follow-up six months after surgery (Figure IE), the fracture united, but significant stiffness was noted at the distal interphalangeal joint (only 10 degrees of motion).
Academic text (2012)
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
interphalangeal = phalangeal (transparent) = inter + phalang + eal
The prefix 'inter-' clearly indicates 'between', making the meaning of 'interphalangeal' as 'between phalanges' transparent.
Etymology
Interphalangeal breaks into inter- meaning 'between' and phalanx meaning 'finger bone', so it names the joint or area 'between' two small bones of a finger or toe.