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Mallet finger
I have a mallet finger injury on my index finger caused by a tennis ball. I had ignored this injury and left it untreated 3 years.
Can it be corrected by normal procedures other than surgery??
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It could have been treated non operatively when the injury was fresh.
Now it is unlikely .
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There is now way other than surgery to correct it.
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Please share your X-ray. Old injuries usually require some kind of surgical intervention.
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Send X-ray of finger in lateral view
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Dr. Shantanu Jain
Ortho surgeon
6 yrs exp
Indore
X-ray needed . Will require surgical intervention to correct deformity
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