Medical Term For Mallet Finger

Mallet Finger: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms

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Mallet finger, known as drop finger or baseball finger, is an injury to the tendon that straightens the tip of your finger (or thumb). Tendons attach your bones to your muscles, providing stability and motion. With injury, the tendon can tear or detach from the finger …

Mallet Finger: Symptoms & Treatment | The Hand Society

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A mallet finger is a deformity of the finger typically caused by injury. After the fingertip gets jammed, the end (smallest) joint of the finger just before the fingernail droops and looks crooked. This gives the finger the …

Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger) - OrthoInfo - AAOS

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After discussing your medical history and symptoms, your doctor will examine your finger or thumb. During the examination, your doctor will hold the affected finger and ask you to …

Mallet Finger: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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Mallet Finger: Practice Essentials, Anatomy, Etiology

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The term mallet finger has long been used to describe the deformity produced by disruption of the terminal extensor mechanism at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint. [ 1, …

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Mallet finger is usually diagnosed after a relatively brief physical examination conducted by an emergency care physician or by an orthopedist, the type of doctor who specializes in …

Mallet finger - Wikipedia

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A mallet finger, also known as hammer finger or PLF finger or Hannan finger, is an extensor tendon injury at the farthest away finger joint. This results in the inability to …

How Can You Treat a Mallet Finger? - Verywell Health

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A mallet finger is an injury to the extensor tendon on the back of the finger, which is the tendon used to straighten the digit. The tendon has several attachments on …

Mallet Finger Causes, Symptoms, Treatments - WebMD

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With mallet finger, the tendon on the back of the finger (not the palm side) is separated from the muscles it connects. Three types of injuries commonly occur: The tendon is …

Mallet Finger: Splints, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

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Mallet finger occurs when the outermost (end) joint of the finger is injured. With a mallet finger, the tendon on the back of the finger (not the palm side) is separated from the joint it connects. Three types of …