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How to treat mallet finger deformity
Hi I am 34 year old male patient. An object just stroked my hand and the finger is injured. The tendon of the finger is disrupted and I have developed mallet finger because of which I cannot make my finger straight. Will this deformity stay lifelong or is there a treatment to correct it?
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If plaster application fails, surgery may be needed.
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If the injury is recent, wear a mallet finger splint to keep distal interphalangeal joint in hyperextension.
If the injury is old, then surgery is the answer.
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The deformity stays lifelong.
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