Finger - Intra-articular fracture
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Finger - Intra-articular fracture
- If a finger fracture is suspected then specific finger views are required rather than images of the whole hand
- This is an intra-articular fracture of the ring finger middle phalanx
- No fracture was visible on the PA view (not shown)
Finger - Salter-Harris fracture
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Finger - Salter-Harris fracture
- This child's X-ray shows loss of bone alignment at the growth plate of the proximal phalanx
Finger - Crush fracture
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Finger - Crush fracture
- Finger fractures are often multiple
- Here there is a comminuted fracture of the little finger distal phalanx due to a crush injury - and a transverse fracture of the ring finger middle phalanx
Finger - Tuft fracture
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Finger - Tuft fracture
- A tuft fracture involves the tip of the distal phalanx
- Tuft and crush fractures are often associated with nail bed soft tissue injuries in which case should be considered as open fractures