Phalangeal Fracture Secondary to Hammering One's Finger

Sidhartha R Ramlatchan; Lauren H Pomerantz; Latha Ganti; Woo Kyung Lee; Gerald T Delk

doi:10.7759/cureus.9313

Phalangeal Fracture Secondary to Hammering One's Finger

Cureus. 2020 Jul 21;12(7):e9313. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9313.

Authors

Sidhartha R Ramlatchan¹, Lauren H Pomerantz², Latha Ganti^{3

4

5}, Woo Kyung Lee⁶, Gerald T Delk⁶

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA.
² Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
³ Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Nashville, USA.
⁴ Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
⁵ Emergency Medical Services, Polk County Fire Rescue, Bartow, USA.
⁶ Emergency Medicine, Coliseum Medical Centers, Macon, USA.

Abstract

The authors report the case of a man who smashed his finger while using a hammer, resulting in a fracture-dislocation. The description of this injury type and the emergency management is discussed.

Keywords: phalangeal fractures.

Publication types

Case Reports