55-year-old woman with injury to her right finger

55-year-old woman with injury to her right finger

The patient, a 55-year-old woman, injured her right ring finger after missing a grab at her dog’s collar while the dog was running away. She complained of being unable to bend the end of the finger and pain in her palm. There was no numbness. Notice the excessive extension of the distal phalanx at rest. Now consider the x-ray series. After viewing the images taken, consider what your diagnosis would be.

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23-year-old male has persistent wound after crushing finger

23-year-old male has persistent wound after crushing finger

The patient is a 23-year-old healthy male presenting for a “wound check” about four weeks after crushing his left fifth finger in a car door. At that time, x-rays were negative for a fracture. He was placed on cephalexin because of a small avulsion of skin on the distal aspect of the finger. Today, you find that the distal aspect of the dermis of the fifth finger has sloughed off. The underlying tissue is pink, …

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