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Coping with… MALLET FINGER
This injury to the end of the finger causes the tip to bend
Mallet finger (drop finger) involves an injury to the tendon that straightens the tip of your finger or thumb. Tendons attach your bones to your muscles, providing stability and motion, but an injury can cause the tendon to tear, detaching from the finger bone and sometimes harming the bone. You’re unable to straighten your finger, it droops at the tip and is painful.
It frequently occurs during sports, such as baseball or basketball, when you’re trying to catch a hard ball, but it hits your extended fingertip, often on