An 11-year-old with mallet finger. Issue 11 (18th October 2018)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- An 11-year-old with mallet finger. Issue 11 (18th October 2018)
- Main Title:
- An 11-year-old with mallet finger
- Authors:
- Walsh, Catherine
Sills, Matthew
Markey, Gerard - Abstract:
- Abstract : An 11-year-old girl presented with pain and deformity in her right little finger distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ). She was active in several sports including hurling and had a history of dyspraxia with frequent minor soft tissue injuries which had not required hospital assessment. Her mother was concerned about the possibility of a recent injury. Examination showed flexion deformity of the right fifth finger with complete loss of extension at the DIPJ. There was mild swelling and tenderness of the DIPJ with no bruising, erythema or warmth. An X-ray was performed (figure 1 ). Question: What is the diagnosis? Salter-Harris type 1 fracture of distal phalanx Dystelephalangy Extensor digiti minimi tendon injury Clinodactyly
- Is Part Of:
- Emergency medicine journal. Volume 35:Issue 11(2018)
- Journal:
- Emergency medicine journal
- Issue:
- Volume 35:Issue 11(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 35, Issue 11 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 11
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0035-0011-0000
- Page Start:
- 679
- Page End:
- 680
- Publication Date:
- 2018-10-18
- Subjects:
- imaging -- x-ray -- musculoskeletal
Emergency medicine -- Periodicals
616.02505 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.bmj.com/archive ↗
https://emj.bmj.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1136/emermed-2017-207361 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1472-0205
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