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buddy taping Orthopedics Immobilization of fingers or toes adjacent to one that is fractured or otherwise injured; buddy taping is used for injuries of the proximal interphalangeal joint with incomplete collateral ligament tearing, where the
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Nonoperative management consists of a period of splinting followed by buddy taping and early motion, with clinical healing usually occurring in four to six weeks. |
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