Mallet finger

Case contributed by Jheferson Contreras Grande
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Avulsion fracture of the dorsal aspect of the base of the distal phalanx of the fifth finger.

Annotated image

Zoomed image of the fracture. 

Case Discussion

Features are consistent with mallet finger.

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