Presentation
History of hit by heavy object yesterday at work, on clinical examination: tenderness left middle and index fingers.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Distal phalanx fracture
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• Comminuted fracture at the distal phalanx of the left middle finger
• Soft tissue shadows appear mildly swollen.
Case Discussion
- Phalangeal fractures result from direct trauma (hammer-heavy object)or catching a finger in a closing door, or the toe is crushed between two rigid bodies.
- Distal phalanx fractures are often accompanied by injury to the nail bed, nail avulsion, or subungual haematoma.
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