A broken Mallet finger... 12 weeks plus in the mending and still counting! A bad thing happened to Jimbob in March, he broke his mallet finger catching a ball in a tennis lesson. I know, I know I asked the same question... " Why were you catching a tennis ball during a tennis lesson ... Isn't that what you've got a racquet for?" The most obvious sign of a mallet deformity is the drooping of the tip of the finger, with an inability to straighten the finger by itself. Tick Symptoms of mallet finger can include pain and swelling around the top part of the finger, near the outermost joint. Tick These symptoms can occur right after the injury. Redness and swelling develop soon afterward. Tick, Tick Yep, our Jimbob had all these but... A broken mallet finger, small injury, big problem! Weeks 1- 3 No action taken... But aside from this bloomin' obvious question, the next question was Doctor to Wren... "Wh...
Bangkok Blogger's birds eye view of the world