{"id":248794,"date":"2023-11-15T18:12:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T18:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/?page_id=248794"},"modified":"2023-11-15T18:12:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T18:12:58","slug":"mallet-finger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/mallet-finger\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallet Finger"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"248794\" class=\"elementor elementor-248794\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22a6d393 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22a6d393\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d6f1f4e\" data-id=\"7d6f1f4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15ac8dcf elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15ac8dcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf08eb7\" data-id=\"3bf08eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9d2dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a9d2dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW143415810 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW143415810 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 1\">Mallet Finger<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b947836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b947836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is it?<\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">Mallet<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> finger is a common injury<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> to the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">extensor tendon<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">that causes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">the affected fingertip to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">droop,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> it is unable to straighten<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">Th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">xtensor <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">tendon <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">is what <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">allows your finger to extend<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">located<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> just below the fingernail)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">When the extensor tendon is ruptured,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> it is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">ulled away from its normal location<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\"> which causes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">the droop<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">Sometimes, there may also be an avulsion injury <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">where <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31515818 BCX0\">a small bone fragment is also pulled away with the tendon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__7c52c8b3\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__7c52c8b3\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5db8fa3e\" data-id=\"5db8fa3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499df532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499df532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What are the symptoms?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132d724b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"132d724b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\">The most obvious symptom of mallet finger is a noticeable droop at the fingertip<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\"> that will only straighten when forced to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\">. Often, the affected finger is also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\">swollen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\">painful<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\">, and\/or tender<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128351054 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74712c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74712c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What is the cause?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be9b65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4be9b65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW13827132 BCX0\">Mallet<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\"> finger is an injury caused by a hard impact <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">or trauma <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">to your finger. This in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">jury is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW13827132 BCX0\">most commonly seen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\"> in athletes, particularly baseball <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">and basketball <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">players.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\"> However, it can <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">occur <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">during <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">almost<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">any <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">activities involving the fingers such as lifting heavy objects<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW13827132 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b55114a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b55114a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>How is it treated?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405e5cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405e5cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe most common treatment for mallet finger is full-time splinting of the affected finger for 6 weeks. An occupational therapist may create a custom splint for you. If your finger is able to extend\/straighten after 6 weeks of splinting, the weaning process will begin. The weaning process may involve only wearing the splint at night and\/or finger extension exercises. If you notice that the finger is beginning to droop again, you should resume full-time splinting (with taping) for at least 24 hours and then reevaluate. If the droop is gone upon reevaluation, you may resume the weaning process.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba201ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ba201ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mallet-finger-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-248800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mallet-finger-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mallet-finger-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mallet-finger-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mallet-finger-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mallet Finger What is it? Mallet finger is a common injury to the extensor tendon that causes the affected fingertip to droop, and it is unable to straighten. The extensor tendon is what allows your finger to extend at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint (located just below the fingernail).\u00a0 When the extensor tendon is ruptured, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-248794","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248794"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248803,"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248794\/revisions\/248803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getskinhelp.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}