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What are the symptoms of a sagittal band injury and how can you tell if you have one? what do doctors do to determine injuries of the knuckle?

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Dr. Jose Prieto-hernandez answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Pain in knuckle: Boxer Knuckle , painfully extension of affected finger. Swollen and best detected by MRI of the hand with emphasis on the extensor tendon that many times is ruptured and dislocated! See Ortho Hand Surgeon for further evaluation and treatment!

Answered 8/29/2017

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