Anybody any experience of a 'mallet' fracture in their finger..?!
Question: Anybody any experience of a 'mallet' fracture in their finger!.!.!?
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Never had one but seen plenty!. This is where you stub a finger and snap off the extensor tendon at its insertion, which is the base of the last bone in a finger !. The result is that you cannot straighten the finger, the tip stays bent and floppy!. Best treatment is to put the finger into a splint which holds the finger in a fully extended position,, for up to 6 weeks!. Most of them heal but occasionally they do not, in which case a small piece of surgery can be used to pin the tendon back!.Www@Answer-Health@Com