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MALLET FINGER [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Permanent flexion of the terminal distal phalanx of the finger.

CONT

Mallet finger. Sudden, unexpected passive flexion of the distal interphalangeal joint with the extensor tendon under tension may avulse a fragment of bone from the base of the distal phalanx into which the tendon is inserted. Alternatively, the extensor tendon may rupture just proximal to its insertion. In either case, the distal interphalangeal joint remains flexed and can no longer be actively extended.

OBS

mallet finger: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Flexion permanente de l'interphalangienne distale.

CONT

Toute lésion de l'appareil extenseur au niveau de l'interphalangienne distale entraîne une chute de la troisième phalange (doigt en maillet). La rupture distale survient à la suite d'un traumatisme avec hyperflexion de la troisième phalange; parfois, le traumatisme est violent, surtout chez le sportif (handball, volley-ball). La rupture entraîne une flexion permanente de la troisième phalange de 20 à 70 degrés.

Key term(s)
  • digitus malleus

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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