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I have an extremely old mallet finger injury that ive had since +8 years now and recently for the past year, its been giving me some soreness and slight pain that is noticeable. will surgery fix this issue? is there other options?

Q: i have an extremely old mallet finger injury that ive had since +8 years now and recently for the past year, its been giving me some soreness and slight pain that is noticeable. will surgery fix this issue? is there other options?

: Irecommend seeing a specialist for treatments like this. Here is a web site that will give you some ideas:https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/mallet-finger-baseball-finger/

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Irecommend seeing a specialist for treatments like this. Here is a web site that will give you some ideas:https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/mallet-finger-baseball-finger/

Answered 4/5/2023

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A member asked:

I have an extremely old mallet finger injury that ive had since +8 years now and recently for the past year, its been giving me some soreness and slight pain that is noticeable. will surgery fix this issue? is there other options?

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Dr. Neil McLeod answered

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