CASE REPORTS

Two cases of proximal phalangeal fracture following linger wrestling are described. The mechanism of the injury is discussed. Journal of Hand Surgery (British Volume, 1992) 17B: 579 Finger wrestling is a bizarre contest in which two opponents sit face to face, interlock the long digits with their elbows on a table and attempt to force each other's wrist through 90 ~ of supination (Fig. 1). It is a variation of arm wrestling in which tournaments are held and televised in some countries. Although reports of humeral shaft fractures resulting from arm wrestling are not uncommon (Peace, 1977), injuries resulting from finger wrestling have not previously been described