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An 11-year-old with mallet finger
Catherine Walsh1, Matthew Sills1, Gerard Markey1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland.
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). emermed;35/11/679/F1F1F1Figure 1An teroposterior (AP) and lateral radiographs of the right little finger. QUESTION: What is the diagnosis?Salter-Harris type 1 fracture of distal phalanxDystelephalangyExtensor digiti minimi tendon injuryClinodactyly.
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