title: [The most common tendon injury in sports--hammer finger. Origin, classification, diagnosis and rational therapy].
abstract: The closed rupture of the distal digital extensor tendon at its attachment on the terminal phalanx the so-called mallet finger - is seen very often in ball games ("basketball finger", "baseball finger"). Closed rupture with and without a bony fragment can be distinguished. We demonstrate a rational and anatomy related way of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grünert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winckler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brug
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D012421:Rupture; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Die häufigste Sehnenverletzung beim Sport--der Hammerfinger. Entstehung, Einteilung, Diagnostik und rationale Therapie.