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DEFINITIONS & PROCEDURES
   

Foot Fusion Types

Interphalangeal ("IP" Fusions): DISTAL Interphalangeal (DIP):
1st DIP (pod & ortho): 1st distal phalange (phalanx) to 1st proximal phalange (phalanx).

2nd DIP (pod & ortho): 2nd distal phalange (phalanx) to 2nd middle phalange (phalanx).
3rd DIP (pod & ortho): 3rd distal phalange (phalanx) to 3rd middle phalange (phalanx).
4th DIP (pod & ortho): 4th distal phalange (phalanx) to 4th middle phalange (phalanx).
5th DIP (pod & ortho): 5th distal phalange (phalanx) to 5th middle phalange (phalanx).

(*Click on any of the photos below to enlarge)

1st DIP
2nd DIP
3rd DIP
4th DIP
5th DIP

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