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The Return of America's Pastime
Baseball season is here; meaning injuries are bound to happen. Common ones like finger fractures and dislocations need to be teated early.
With spring comes the return of America’s pastime. Bad bounces and misread balls are inevitable on the playing field. Common injuries in baseball and softball include a wrist fracture, mallet finger, jammed (sprained) finger, collateral ligament injury, strain of the thumb, or bone fracture. An impact injury, also referred to as a jammed finger can cause pain and swelling often in the middle of the joint or the knuckle. Many times, a jammed finger will allow continued motion. Even if this is the case, the injury can be more severe than anticipated.
Finger fractures and complicated dislocations are the most commonly missed injuries in sports. If not treated early, what may start as a jammed finger can lead to complications and permanent loss of motion. Therefore, be sure to seek medical treatment and provide the injury with proper medical attention in order to return to the field of play safely.
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