User:Mr. Ibrahem/Broken finger
| Broken finger | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Finger fracture; phalanx fracture |
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| A mallet finger due to an avulsion fracture | |
| Medical specialty | Emergency medicine, plastic surgery |
| Symptoms | Pain, bruising, deformity, reduced ability to move the finger[1] |
| Complications | Long-term pain, stiffness, decreased function[2] |
| Causes | Injury, pathological fracture[3] |
| Diagnostic method | X-rays[3] |
| Differential diagnosis | Finger dislocation[3] |
| Treatment | Buddy taping, splinting, surgery[3] |
| Frequency | 1 in 10,000 per year[3] |
A broken finger, also known as a finger fracture, is a bone fracture affecting one of the three bones of the finger or two bones of the thumb.[3] Symptoms may include pain, swelling, bruising, deformity, and reduced ability to move the finger.[1] Complications may include long-term pain, stiffness, and decreased function.[2]
The cause is usually a traumatic injury, such as a direct blow, crush, or cut.[1][3] This may occur during a fall or sports injury.[3] Pathological fractures, from an infection or a tumor, are less common.[3] Diagnosis is generally based on X-rays.[3] Examination should include looking for overlap between fingers.[3]
Treatment may include buddy taping, splinting, or surgery.[3] Surgery is generally not needed for for stable fractures that do not involve the joint, tuft fractures, and mallet fingers.[2] Unstable fractures, those that involve a joint, or those with tendon problems, may benefit from surgery.[2] Surgery may include placement of a K-wire.[3] Outcomes are generally good.[3] A broken finger is relatively common affected about 1 in 10,000 people a year in the United States.[3] Males are more commonly affected than females.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Finger Fractures - OrthoInfo - AAOS". www.orthoinfo.org. Archived from the original on 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Oetgen, Matthew E.; Dodds, Seth D. (December 11, 2007). "Non-operative treatment of common finger injuries". Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 1 (2): 97–102. doi:10.1007/s12178-007-9014-z. PMC 2684218. PMID 19468880.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 McDaniel, Dalton J.; Rehman, Uzma H. (November 2, 2021). "Phalanx Fractures of the Hand". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 32491557. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via PubMed.