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A mallet injury often affects the ring or small finger on the dominant hand

Traumatic injury where terminal extensor tendon of finger ruptures or pulls of small bone fragment leading to inability to extend (straighten) last joint (distal interphalangeal) of finger.

Conditions - Hand & Wrist Care

Basal Joint Arthritis of the Thumb

Osteoarthritis of the basal joint of the thumb As explained on a surgical article published on drbadia.com, Osteoarthritis of the basal joint of the thumb is the second most common location for arthritis in the hand. However, it is by far the most functionally disabling. While distal interphalangeal joint arthritis is much more common, it is often minimally symptomatic, and the only [...]