| Re: Cycling with a splint for "mallet finger"?
Pat wrote:
> I fell and jammed my finger in a way that the finger went sideways at
> the middle joint. The doc got out some tape and taped it to the
> finger next to it. He said not to use a split. Maybe your doc put on
> the splint, but perhaps you could get away with taping the fingers
> together for awhile. You could ask him.
NOT likely to be a good idea. Mallet finger arises from detachment of the
tendon operating the end joint of the finger. The splint is to keep the
joint straight giving the tendon time to heal/reattach.
Buddying is used for support in other types of injury but is not appropriate
for Mallet finger.
Ignore all posts telling you otherwise. A quick google will confirm!
pk
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