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PROCEDURE NOTE: FINGER REDUCTION Reduction by Alexandra Dyer, MD: Indication: XXX (side, joint, finger dislocation) Indications, risks, and benefits explained to patient and informed consent obtained. Pre procedure, patient had intact 5mm two-point discrimination to the radial and ulnar aspect of the affected finger. A digital block was performed with lidocaine. The finger was reduced with traction, and was splinted in extension. A post reduction sensory exam was not obtained due to the digital block. The patient was able to fully flex and extend the previously dislocated digit. The finger was splinted, which they were instructed to wear for 4 days. Post reduction XR was without evidence of fracture. The patient tolerated the procedure well.



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