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Mallet Finger(Baseball Finger)
By: Rachel WyattAshley Folden
Description of Injury
• A deformity of the finger when the extensor tendon is damaged.
Anatomy
• Damage to the DIP joint (distal inter-phalangeal joint)
Mechanism of Injury
• It is usually caused by a ball or other object hitting the top of the finger or thumb, this force causes the damage to the extensor tendon.
Treatment (non-surgical)
• Ice, elevation• Splint
Treatment (surgical)
• Not as common• Done by implanting wires, pins and sometimes
screws in order to repair and straighten the extensor tendon.
Recovery
• It can take several months to heal fully.• Keep the splint on for the allotted time so the
tendon can fully heal.