[New post] SplintER Series: Stop! Hammer Time

R. Conner Dixon, MD posted: "" ALiEM SplintER Series: Stop! Hammer Time R. Conner Dixon, MD Jun 29 A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 3rd and 4th right finger pain after "jamming" them a week ago. She was reaching to tap someone on the shoulder and they backed into her hand forcing her fingers into flexion. She has swelling and pain at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint of her 3rd and 4th digits on the right and cannot extend the digits at the DIP joint. An x-ray of the right hand was obtained and is shown above (Figure 1: Lateral radiographs of the right hand. Author's own images). Read more of this post Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from ALiEM. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.aliem.com/splinter-series-stop-hammer-time/ Powered by Jetpack