Bone in thumb joint hit by cricket ball

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Asked for Female, 15 Years

At cricket, I caught a ball and afterwards the joint on the side of the thumb had a shooting pain and couldn't have pressure on the joint. The ball hit the bony bend in the thumb but wasn't thrown very fast.

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Dr. Akshay T M Orthopedist 9 yrs exp Bangalore Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Akshay T M

Orthopedist 9 yrs exp Bangalore

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We call this condition as mallet finger. Occurs due to injury to the tip of fingers.

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Get xray of the hand to rule out fractures if no fractures then have to use thumb spica splint. Use pain killers and ice application

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