Why is my Mallet Finger Not Healed?

Michelle, Hand Expert and Founder of Virtual Hand Care, explains why your Mallet Finger may not be healed even after wearing your splint for 6-8 weeks.

Unfortunately, this happens a lot! Michelle wants to bring you this important information so you can get the most accurate information about your Mallet finger injury.


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Disclaimer
This video is for educational and demonstration purposes only and is not to be used as a replacement for seeking medical advice or treatment of your condition. Virtual Hand Care, or its members, do not offer medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before starting any exercise program. Please know that performing any exercise or program is solely at your own risk.

[rustystrings]

Hello Michelle, I suffered a Mallet Finger injury first day of my four week overseas holiday and have found your video advice very informative and comforting given one of my life’s loves is fingersyle guitar, so I am very keen to get it healed correctly. Thank you kindly.

[kdhemingo]

Jiujitsu brought me here 😅

Great video!

[hectorccruzer]

I cant type until this heals! its so frustratinh, I thank you fro your help.

[lui-ggiguijosa]

Sorry nice to meet you Michelle and have a good night, I'm angel from Mexico sorry about my English, I'm a bigginer but I'm just getting started..

[kpfinn]

Thanks- I have mallet and it seems to have really aggravated OA in the thumb of that hand. Overcompensation I guess! I taped it per your video, we'll see what happens. I have 3 more weeks in the splint (tendon mallet). Dr. checked today, it's improving and not as bent. Really appreciative of this channel and your insight into the mental side of hand pain.

[gilmorehappy]

You helped me a lot and reminded me of my favorite Sis in law. Thank You and I appreciate your help!

[TheenaMS]

This is very informative. Got a mallet injury on my right ring finger from sports 3 days ago. Got some xrays and established it is a tendonous mallet. Everything you said here explains why my finger is splinted the way it is. Slight hyper extension on DIP and slight flextion on PIP. Good content! Your videos will be my guide for the next 6-8 weeks. Thank you

[Zaza-kwtg]

It’s been 5 years since I got my 2 mallet fingers. One on each hand on the same finger. There’s no way to fix it at this point ? Surgery? It doesn’t hurt but I hate it and frustrating whenever I acknowledge it and want it to stretch.

[myothercarisadelorean]

I recently just passed my 10 year anniversary of having this injury. Happened to my right ring finger while throwing a football around with a friend. I went up to catch the ball and it dinged me straight into my finger tip. POP! Let me tell you, the healing for this injury I had to wear a splint for about 6 weeks. It was also my dominant hand so I had to pretty much retrain myself doing things with my other hand. In that time, I had horrible skin chaffing from not being able to wash the area. After it healed, it took about 2-3 months of physical therapy to finally get the feeling and movement back. Side note I also had no health insurance at the time and ended up paying about $3k in hospital bills. I was also in the middle of looking for a job and it was hamulating going to job interviews with a busted finger. It was a horrible few months.

[UCuzzAkFxzqhdZboeow]

hola Michelle, muy bien explicado, ahora me pasó éste problema despues de haber jugado basquet, el meñique quedó con su punta caída..y no sabía que hacer..gracias

[williampetit]

Thank you very much for a very clear and thorough explanation.

[Faiith]

This is what i th8nk happen to me. I been in the splint for 8 weeks then i was told after that to wear it part time. My finger was doing fine when i was in the splint. After i took it off part time, swelling, drooping came back emediatly I was told by my doctor that they was referring me for finger therapy and dont wear splint anymore.ohband the pain never left

[umarbaqar]

Hi Michelle, at 5:48 you talk about finger still drooping after mallet finger treatment because swan neck wasn't addressed. I have this issue, had DIP pinning for 10 weeks but still drooping after removal. Basketball injury, I had mallet finger and swan neck right away. Pinning surgery 2 days after.

What is the correct treatment/splint for swan neck?

[matthewbrady]

I hit my finger playing basketball . I haven’t had it diagnosed yet but it definitely fits the description of mallet finger . It also doesn’t hurt at all it’s just really weird feeling and the tip is droopy

[ahmadibnabubakral-habashi]

I have a mallet finger and had to live with it for 3 years it is so frustrating I wish someone can fix my finger magically the way it was before I will reward that person greatly.

[jenniferdonahue]

Thank you for your videos. For as long as I can remember, my index fingers turns in after the second joint. One in particular. Is there a way to correct this? What is the name of this condition.

[samkratzer]

Hi Michelle! I just had a tendinous mallet finger injury like this, but my finger was only drooping 15 or so degrees prior to splinting, much less severe than some I have seen pictures of. Immediately after splint removal, I am not seeing drooping, but I am still having some redness and potentially minor swelling (?). Is this expected or a bad sign? I am a lifelong pianist, so I'm very concerned with full and normal use of the finger.

For context, my skin was very irritated by the splint/tape for the duration of splinting, which i suspect to be the source of the redness and tenderness.

[hec]

Michelle thank you!! What is the correct splint and positioning for a tendinis mallet thumb injury? I was prescribed a stax splint but i am unaware if that is the best option for my injury.

[koretmulder]

Thank you! Very clear explanation, I sent it to my daughters because I am kinda bad at explaining my injury.
I wanted to ask you about next steps if a tendinous mallet finger simply doesn't want to reattach. I wore my splint religiously, 24/7 for 6 weeks, and when I went for the follow-up it hadn't healed back onto the bone. I was re-splinted for ANOTHER four weeks. Needless to say, I'm getting very tired of this. (It's the middle finger of my dominant hand, so it really does affect almost everything I do.) I'd like to ask what options I may have if, when I go back, the tendon still hasn't reattached to the bone. Thanks again!

[jonathanlovelace]

Very interesting I was lucky with my experience couldn't afford to have surgery so I took a gamble and splited it myself only doctor I saw was the er to stitch my fingers up I actually kept the splint on for a good 6 months. The only problems I've noticed are a very small amount of drooping dont have as much grip with my hand and in the winter the finger goes numb faster than the other fingers