Tuft fracture of the 4th finger

Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma and injury while working with a construction trolley.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Transverse, nondisplaced, open fracture of the 4th distal phalanx's head.

Case Discussion

The patient presented at the emergency department with an open fracture, acute pain and much bleeding. The injury resulted from a crushing mechanism trauma as the tip of his finger was hit with a construction trolley.

Contributed by Dr. Guilherme Pioli Resende M.D. and Dr. Daniel Brito de Medeiros M.D.

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