Clinical Scenario
A 67-year-old man presents with mild pain and inability to extend the tip of his middle finger after trapping it in a car door. The injury mechanism was low energy, leading to a closed mallet deformity. The patient has a background of basal thumb steoarthritis but no other associated injuries.
Objectives:
- Plan appropriate investigations for a mallet injury.
- Describe the difference between tendinous and bony mallet injuries.
- Discuss the classification systems for mallet injuries.
Primary Contributor: Dr Suzanne Thomson, Educational Fellow.
Reviewer: Dr Kurt Lee Chircop, Educational Fellow.
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