Presentation
Accidentally hit by a hammer yesterday at work, on examination: crushed injury on the left thumb.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Distal phalanx fracture
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Comminuted fractures at the distal phalanx of the left thumb.
Soft tissue shadows appear mildly swollen.
No intra-articular extension is noted in this fracture.