Mallet finger

Mallet finger
Mallet finger
Classification and external resources

Mallet finger is indicated in the middle finger in this photo. The tip of the finger bends downwards while the rest of the finger stays straight.
ICD-10 M20.0
ICD-9 736.1
DiseasesDB 31230
eMedicine article/1242305

In medicine, mallet finger, also baseball finger,[1] dropped finger and (more generally) extensor tendon injury, is an injury of the extensor digitorum tendon of the fingers at the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP).[2] It results from hyperflexion of the extensor digitorum tendon, and usually occurs when a ball (such as a softball, basketball, or volleyball), while being caught, hits an outstretched finger and jams it (by rupturing or stretching the extensor digitorum tendon).

Treatment options include surgery or putting the finger in a Mallet splint for 6 to 8 weeks or extension block k-wire for 4 weeks. The splint allows the tendon to return to normal length, if the finger is bent during these weeks the healing process must start all over again. Surgery is used to reattach the tendon and is usually performed within a week of the injury.

  • X-ray showing fracture at the insertion of the extensor tendon

  • A mallet finger without an associated fracture

  • An example of a splint for mallet finger.

  • Lateral view a splint for mallet finger.

References

  1. ^ "Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)". American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00018. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
  2. ^ "Mallet Finger". General Practice Notebook. http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=1295319050. Retrieved 2008-04-23. 

External links

v · d · eMusculoskeletal disorders: Acquired musculoskeletal deformities (M20–M25, M95, 734–738)
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General terms

M: JNT

anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys

noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M01C, M4)



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  • mallet finger — mal·let finger mal ət n involuntary flexion of the distal phalanx of a finger caused by avulsion of the extensor tendon * * * a condition in which a finger (usually the index finger) is bent downwards at the tip, due to avulsion of the long… …   Medical dictionary

  • mallet finger — a condition in which a finger (usually the index finger) is bent downwards at the tip, due to avulsion of the long extensor tendon from the bone. Treatment is to hold the tip of the finger straight with a splint for at least six weeks …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Finger — For other uses, see Finger (disambiguation). Fingers of the human left hand. A finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates …   Wikipedia

  • Палец Молоткообразный (Mallet Finger) — загнутый книзу мизинец; обычно причиной такого era искривления является разрыв сухожилия длинного разгибателя. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • finger — One of the digits of the hand. SYN: digitus manus [TA]. [A.S.] baseball f. an avulsion, partial or complete, of the long f. extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. SYN: drop f., hammer f., mallet f.. blubber f. SYN: erysip …   Medical dictionary

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  • ПАЛЕЦ МОЛОТКООБРАЗНЫЙ — (mallet finger) загнутый книзу мизинец; обычно причиной такого era искривления является разрыв сухожилия длинного разгибателя …   Толковый словарь по медицине

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