Right thumb fracture

Case contributed by Mohammad Osama Hussein Yonso
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

The patient complaining of pain and swelling at the right thumb since last night after a crushing injury by a machine at work The small wound at the base of the dorsal side of the distal phalanx with nailbed hematoma and swelling at the distal phalanx is seen. No history of chronic diseases

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Fracture in the distal phalanx of the right thumb

Case Discussion

This fracture needs fixing, the important thing, in this case, to treat the wounds and keep out of infection.  

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