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2. Mallet finger - Wikipedia

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   Treatment is generally with a splint that holds the first joint of the finger straight continuously for 8 weeks. [3] This should begin within a week of the injury. [3] The splint may be worn just at night for a few additional weeks after this. [3] The splint acts to immobilize flexing of the joint. Surgery generally does not improve outcomes. [2]

3. Swan neck deformity - Wikipedia

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   Swan neck deformity has many of possible causes arising from the DIP, PIP, or even the MCP joints. In all cases, there is a stretching of the volar plate at the PIP joint to allow hyperextension, plus some damage to the attachment of the extensor tendon to the base of the distal phalanx that produces a hyperflexed mallet finger.

4. Boxer's fracture - Wikipedia

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   For most fractures with less than 70 degrees of angulation, buddy taping and a tensor bandage resulted in similar outcomes to reduction with splinting. [4] In those with more than 70 degrees of angulation or in which the broken finger is rotated, reduction and splinting may be recommended. [3] They represent about a fifth of hand fractures. [4]

5. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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   Neck: Aventail or camail: Detachable mail hung from a helmet to protect the neck and shoulders, often worn with bassinets. Bevor: Worn with a sallet to cover the jaw and throat (extending somewhat down the sternum). May also cover the back of the neck if worn with a bassinet rather than a sallet. May be solid or made of lames. Sometimes worn ...

6. Boutonniere deformity - Wikipedia

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   Boutonniere deformity is a deformed position of the fingers or toes, in which the joint nearest the knuckle (the proximal interphalangeal joint, or PIP) is permanently bent toward the palm while the farthest joint (the distal interphalangeal joint, or DIP) is bent back away (PIP flexion with DIP hyperextension).

7. Splint (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Illustration of an Ankle Stirrup Splint Finger splint. Ankle stirrup – Used for the ankles. [2] Finger splints – Used for the fingers. A "mallet" or baseball finger is a rupture of the extensor tendon and sometimes including a fracture. While surgery may be necessary such an injury may heal if placed in a finger splint. [3] Nasal splint [4]