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  2. Jammed finger - Wikipedia

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    When removing the splint to assess the skin underneath, it is important that the digit remain in the splinted position. [2] These complications can be reduced by including a layer of tubular gauze or a moleskin lining between the splint and the skin of the finger. [5] If no splints are easily available, buddy taping can be employed. [1]

  3. Broken finger - Wikipedia

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    A broken finger may or may not require surgery. In simple cases, the bone may be put back in place and the finger may then be put in a splint, or strapped to another finger ("buddy taping"). [3] If the wrap that splints the finger is too tight, there is a risk of compartment syndrome. If the finger is numb, tingling, more painful, more swollen ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Joint dislocation - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, men are most likely to sustain a finger dislocation with an incidence rate of 17.8 per 100,000 person-years. [32] Women have an incidence rate of 4.65 per 100,000 person-years. [32] The average age group that sustain a finger dislocation are between 15 and 19 years old. [32] Hip: Posterior and anterior dislocation of hip

  6. SAM splint - Wikipedia

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    The SAM (structural aluminum malleable) splint is a compact, lightweight, highly versatile device designed for immobilizing bone and soft tissue injuries in emergency settings. It consists of a layer of .016 inches (0.41 mm) strips of soft aluminum , with a polyethylene closed-cell foam coating.

  7. Mallet finger - Wikipedia

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    A mallet finger, also known as hammer finger or PLF finger or Hannan finger, is an extensor tendon injury at the farthest away finger joint. [2] This results in the inability to extend the finger tip without pushing it. [3] There is generally pain and bruising at the back side of the farthest away finger joint. [3]

  8. Acquired hand deformity - Wikipedia

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    Mallet finger is acquired due to injury to the thin extensor tendon that functions to straighten the end (DIP) joint of a finger. [8] Jamming of the finger induces a rupture of the extensor tendon or a broken bone at the tendon's site of attachment. [9] This results in a droopy and crooked appearance of the end joint of the finger, resembling a ...

  9. Boxer's fracture - Wikipedia

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    Ability to extend the fingers in all directions appears to improve more slowly. Hard casts are rarely required, and soft casts or splints can be removed for brief periods of time to allow for cleaning and drying the skin underneath the splint. [11] Pain from injury varies person to person as with most injuries.

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