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Fractures of the distal phalanx

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Fractures of the distal phalanx are often sustained by a crushing injury - such as being caught in a door, or being struck by a hammer. They are usually comminuted fractures and frequently, attended by marked soft-tissue injury to the nail and pulp space.


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