Article
Mallet Finger in a Toddler: A Rare But Easily Missed Injury
Pediatric Emergency Care
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2017
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000001268
Disciplines
Abstract
A mallet finger is a flexion deformity of a finger at the distal interphalangeal joint due to an injury of the extensor mechanism at the base of the distal phalanx. Most common in middle-aged men, injuries in the pediatric population are less common and rare in toddlers. We describe a case of missed mallet finger and its subsequent treatment in a female toddler.
Citation Information
Karen E Forward, Arjang Yazdani and Rodrick Lim. "Mallet Finger in a Toddler: A Rare But Easily Missed Injury" Pediatric Emergency Care Vol. 33 Iss. 10 (2017) p. 103 - 103 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rodrick-lim/6/