Paediatrics Publications
Mallet Finger in a Toddler: A Rare But Easily Missed Injury
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2017
Journal
Pediatric Emergency Care
Volume
33
Issue
10
First Page
103
Last Page
103
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000001268
Abstract
A mallet finger is a flexion deformity of a finger at the distal interphalangeal joint due to an injury of the extensor mechanism at the base of the distal phalanx. Most common in middle-aged men, injuries in the pediatric population are less common and rare in toddlers. We describe a case of missed mallet finger and its subsequent treatment in a female toddler.
