I broke a bone [distal phalanx] in my right thumb more than 2 months ago. i used a aluminum clam ... very flexable. it is frustrating as i need my thumb for so many things. Should I have another... View answer

My wife has been hit by a bicycle while crossing the road. Her thumb of left foot got bent. X-Ray says Chip fracture seen in base of distal phalanx left grate Toe . Their is swelling in the toe. I am ... View answer

rays and was told there was a non displaced fracture of the distal phalanx. It is swollen and tight to ...I shut my thumb in a car door yesterday to the point where I had to unlock the door to get it... View answer

My 16 year old son had his thumb hit by a baseball while batting. The xray showed a buckle/green stick fracture of the distal phalanx (sp?). The thumb nail is intact with a little purple at the... View answer

I cut my thumb distal to the last joint of my thumb about a week ago. 1 half of the tip of my thumb ... anything that can be done this far down the thumb? will it heal? if i need to see a... View answer

I am suffering from thumb distal phalanx fracture since last 48 hours.what is the precaution for my right hand thumb ... View answer

the base of the 1st distal phalanx raising concern for possible nondisplaced fracture. There is possible mild soft tissue swelling at the thumb. Joint spaces are well preserved. No radiopaque foreign ... View answer

Hi I have an xray result that says there is a displaced fracture of the distal phalanx of the 5th digit. A chip fracture at the lateral aspect of the distal proximal phalanx of the 5th digit is... View answer

I am 26, 6 tall and I sustained a fracture to the distal phalanx of my right thumb from a dog bite ... splinted and since the fracture doesn t involve the joint can I splint the tip of the thumb... View answer

Please explain what is a chronic deformity of the distal tuft of the fifth distal phalanx. Tiny .... Chronic appearing avulsion injury is demonstrated at the third distal interphalangeal joint. ... View answer