Mallet Finger

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• What is Mallet Finger?
• Mallet Finger Causes
• Mallet Finger Symptoms
• When to Seek Medical Care
• Mallet Finger Diagnosis
• Mallet Finger Treatment
• Mallet Finger Self-Care at Home
• Medical Treatment
• Mallet Finger Medications
• Mallet Finger Surgery
• Mallet Finger Next Steps
• Mallet Finger Prevention
• Mallet Finger Prognosis
• Mallet Finger Pictures

• Mallet finger is a common athletic injury.
• Basketball and baseball players routinely experience jammed fingers, but the injury can occur because of a crushing accident on the job, or even because of a cut finger while working in the kitchen.
• Any rapid motion that jams the tip of a finger against an object can cause a mallet finger.
• This most commonly occurs at the index or middle fingers.

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

• The tendon is damaged, but no fractures (bone cracks or breaks) are present.
• The tendon ruptures with a small fracture caused by the force of the injury.
• The tendon ruptures with a large fracture.

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