A 17-year-old baseball player presents complaining of finger pain and difficulty straightening his finger after a baseball game. You obtain x-rays and see the following fracture (photo credit).
What is your diagnosis and emergency department management?
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References
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- Bachoura A, Ferikes AJ, Lubahn JD. A review of mallet finger and jersey finger injuries in the athlete. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2017;10(1):1-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28188545
- Megerle K, Prommersberger KJ. Chapter 10 – Extensor tendon injuries. In: James Chang, Peter C. Neligan. Plastic Surgery: Volume 6: Hand and Upper Extremity (2017). New York: Elsevier; 2017:227-246.
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