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Mallet Finger (cont.)

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Author:Sachin J Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital.

Coauthor(s): Steven Nazario, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Editors:Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Richard Harrigan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine.

Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005

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Loss of extensor tendon continuity at the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) causes the joint to rest in an abnormally flexed position.

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