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Jammed finger

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This patient "jammed" her finger while playing volleyball and has pain and swelling. Examination reveals that her finger is slightly flexed at the DIP joint. There is tenderness to palpation over the dorsum of the DIP and she cannot fully extend the finger. What is the diagnosis and management?

 
Posted on November 7, 2019 and filed under hand.