• To enhance your knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mallet finger injuries, including common presentations and the mechanism of injury
• To understand how to assess a patient with a suspected mallet finger injury, and the options for management
• To count towards revalidation as part of your 35 hours of continuing professional development (CPD), or you may wish to write a reflective account (UK readers)
• To contribute towards your professional development and local registration renewal requirements (non-UK readers)
Patients commonly present to UK emergency departments with injuries to the tips of their fingers. Mallet finger is one of the most common injuries, resulting from an injury to the extensor tendon over the dorsal surface of the distal phalanges of the hand. Timely recognition, diagnosis and management are required to prevent complications. This article provides an overview of the pathophysiology, signs, symptoms, diagnosis and management of mallet finger injuries.
Emergency Nurse. doi: 10.7748/en.2020.e1996
Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and has been checked for plagiarism using automated software
Correspondence Conflict of interestNone declared
McGhee S, Gonzalez J, Nadeau C et al (2020) Mallet finger injuries: the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and management. Emergency Nurse. doi: 10.7748/en.2020.e1996
Published online: 10 March 2020
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