Finger fracture with long extensor tendon rupture
A gentleman came in this morning clutching his wrist with a profusely bleeding left middle finger. His finger was hit by a falling panel which dislodged his wedding ring and cut his finger while deforming it instantly.
The left middle finger had a swan neck deformity and a gaping laceration across the middle phalanx oozing out with blood. There was crepitus (indicating a fracture) and he could not extend his distal phalanx suggesting a ruptured long extensor tendon.
I quickly cleaned his wound with Povidone iodine, applied a pressure bandage to stop bleeding, did a buddy taping with a finger splint running across the hand on both sides. He was referred to an Orthopaedic surgeon for further evaluation and treatment. If he was an athlete who had to use his upper limb, he should be out of training for at least 4 weeks.
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