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  2. Dewclaw - Wikipedia

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    Members of the cat family – including domestic cats [9] and wild cats like the lion [10] – have dewclaws. Generally, a dewclaw grows on the inside of each front leg but not on either hind leg. [11] The dewclaw on cats is not vestigial. Wild felids use the dewclaw in hunting, where it provides an additional claw with which to catch and hold ...

  3. Broken finger - Wikipedia

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    A broken finger or finger fracture is a common type of bone fracture, affecting a finger. [1] Symptoms may include pain, swelling, tenderness, bruising, deformity and reduced ability to move the finger. [2] Although most finger fractures are easy to treat, failing to deal with a fracture appropriately may result in long-term pain and disability ...

  4. Rolando fracture - Wikipedia

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    The Rolando fracture is a type of broken finger involving the base of the thumb. [1] It is an intra-articular fracture. [2] It was first described in 1910 by Silvio Rolando. [3] It is typically T- or Y-shaped. [4]

  5. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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    intra-articular fracture of base of Thumb metacarpal: axial load along metacarpal in a partially flexed thumb: Bennett's fracture at Who Named It? Bosworth fracture: David M. Bosworth: fracture of distal fibula with posterior dislocation of the proximal fibula behind the tibia: severe external rotation of the foot "Bosworth fracture dislocation".

  6. Bennett's fracture - Wikipedia

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    The Bennett fracture is an oblique intraarticular metacarpal fracture dislocation, caused by an axial force directed against the partially flexed metacarpal. This type of compression along the metacarpal bone is often sustained when a person punches a hard object, such as the skull or tibia of an opponent, or a wall. It can also occur as a ...

  7. Cavaliers veteran Kevin Love suffers hairline thumb fracture

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    The Cavaliers on Nov. 19 announced tests done on Love revealed he sustained a hairline fracture of his right thumb in the game with the Hornets on Nov. 19 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Love is ...

  8. Supracondylar process of the humerus - Wikipedia

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    They are most commonly found as an incidental finding on radiographs made for other reasons, but occasionally isolated fractures of the process itself may lead to its discovery. Rarely, presence of the process and a connecting ligament may lead to compression of the brachial artery and the median nerve , [ 4 ] leading to pain, paresthesia , [ 2 ...

  9. Boxer's fracture - Wikipedia

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    Metacarpal fractures are usually caused by the impact of a clenched fist with a hard, immovable object, such as a skull or a wall. [6] When a punch impacts with improper form, the force occurs at an angle towards the palm, creating a dorsal bend in the bone, ultimately causing the fracture when the bone is bent too far. [citation needed]