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Jersey Finger - Case 1

31y/o female slipped going down stairs, catching small finger on hand rail.

PE: small finger swollen and ecchymotic. NO DIP active flexion.

Lateral injury view shown.

A/P injury view shown.

Treatment:

ORIF via a volar incision. Fracture fragment was found displaced outside flexion sheath and hinged on A4 pulley. Fragment was reduced and fixed with a 1.5mm screw (Synthes modular hand set) placed with AO lag screw technique

A/P intraoperative view.
Lateral intraoperative view
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