Finger Injuries (cont.)
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Media file 1: Phalanges (bones) of the finger. The distal, or furthest, phalanx (the tip under the fingernail); the middle phalanx; and the proximal, or closest, phalanx. Anatomy of the tendons and ligaments of the finger.
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Media file 3: Skier's (gamekeeper's) thumb. The ulnar collateral ligament is torn, causing the joint to be loose.
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Media file 4: Mallet finger. The extensor tendon is torn away from its attachment to the distal phalanx (top). The tendon tears away a small piece of bone with it, causing an avulsion fracture (bottom).
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Media file 5: Swan neck deformity. The volar plate is torn, causing the joint to open abnormally under the pull of the extensor ligaments.
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Media file 6: Boutonniere deformity. The stabilizing part of the extensor tendon, called the central slip, is torn. The rest of the tendon slides toward the palm and causes the finger to bend abnormally.
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Media file 7: Anatomy of the fingernail. Top - The normal fingernail. Bottom - Nail bed laceration with subungual hematoma.
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The layman's term "jammed finger" often refers to injuries that are incurred around the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of the fingers
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