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Welcome to Steve Meadows, MD Patient Education Library.

Below, please find our comprehensive list of resources and educational materials designed to help teach you about any Hand and Upper Extremity condition you may face or treatment you may undergo. To view the conditions, click on the circle associated with the appropriate body part. Click on the condition name on the right to see the condition's video or read more about the condition.

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Mallet Finger Injury - Baseball Finger

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A mallet finger injury occurs when the tip of a finger or the thumb is forcefully flexed.  The force injures the tendon that straightens the fingertip joint.  A mallet finger injury is also referred to as a baseball finger injury because it commonly occurs during the sport of baseball. 

A mallet finger injury causes loss of movement, pain, and swelling.  The joint at the end of the finger is noted to droop.  Most mallet finger injuries are treated with splinting.  In cases of fracture or malalignment, surgery may be necessary to treat the condition.
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This information is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be used in place of an individual consultation or examination or replace the advice of your health care professional and should not be relied upon to determine diagnosis or course of treatment.

The iHealthSpot patient education library was written collaboratively by the iHealthSpot editorial team which includes Senior Medical Author Dr. Mary Car-Blanchard, OTD/OTR/L and the following editorial advisors: Steve Meadows, MD, Ernie F. Soto, DDS, Ronald J. Glatzer, MD, Jonathan Rosenberg, MD, Christopher M. Nolte, MD, David Applebaum, MD, Jonathan M. Tarrash, MD, and Paula Soto, RN/BSN. The library commenced development on September 1, 2005 with the latest update/addition on April 5, 2010.

A Guide To Arthroscopy
Arthritis
Arthrocentesis - Pain Management
Bennett's Fracture - Fracture of the Base of the Thumb
Bite Injuries - Animal Bites
Bite Injuries - Human Bites
Boutonniere's Deformity - Finger Deformity
Boxer's Fracture - Knuckle Fracture of the Pinky
Carpal Instability - Wrist Ligament Injury
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - CTS
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Endoscopic Release Surgery
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Open Release Surgery
Clavicle Fracture - Broken Collar Bone
Cold Therapy
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
Congenital Hand Differences
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - Ulnar Nerve Transposition
deQuervain's Tendonitis - Wrist Tendonitis
Dupuytren's Disease
Electrotherapy - Pain Management
Exercise Therapy - Pain Management
Extensor Tendon Injuries
Flexor Tendon Injuries
Fractures
Ganglion Cysts - Wrist and hand lumps and bumps
Golfer's Elbow- (Medial Epicondylitis)
Hand Dislocations
Hand Nerve Injury and Repair
Hand Therapy
Heat Therapy
Humerus Fracture - Broken Upper Arm
Kienbock's Disease
Mallet Finger Injury - Baseball Finger
Myofascial Release
Neuromuscular Re-education
Occupational Therapy: An Overview
Pain Management - An Overview
Pain Management - Arthrocentesis
Pain Management - Facet Injections
Pediatrics - Bite Injuries, Human Bites
Pediatrics - Congenital Hand Differences
Pediatrics - Fractures
Pediatrics - Little League Syndrome, Pitcher's Elbow
Pediatrics- Bite Injuries, Animal Bites
Phantom Limb Pain
Physical Therapy: An Overview
Pitcher's Elbow - Little League Elbow
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
Preparing for Surgery
Progressive Strengthening
Progressive Strengthening Exercises
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
Rehabilitation - Hand Therapy
Rehabilitation - Neuromuscular Re-education
Rehabilitation - Progressive Strengthening
Rehabilitation - Shoulder Rehabilitation
Reverse Shoulder Replacement
Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand
Rotator Cuff repair
Scaphoid Fracture
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome - Shoulder Tendonitis
Shoulder Rehabilitation
Skier's Thumb
Swan Neck Deformity - Finger Deformity
Tendon Transfers
Tendonitis
Tennis Elbow - Lateral Epicondylitis
Thumb CMC Arthroplasty - Thumb Joint Reconstruction
Total Shoulder Replacement
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injury - Wrist Sprain
Trigger Finger and Trigger Thumb
Ultrasound Therapy - Pain Management/Rehabilitation
Whiplash
Whiplash - Chiropractic Treatment
Wrist Fracture - Open Reduction and Internal or External Fixation
X-Rays

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