Soft Tissue Injury Case Study

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The patient is a 29-year-old male who sustained an injury on 03/25/17. The patient accidentally got his left long finger caught in a meat processing machine, which resulted to a severe laceration.

The patient was diagnosed with a complex soft tissue injury of the left middle finger with dorsal scarring.

Prior treatments included medications and physical therapy (PT). Current medication included Ibuprofen. The patient underwent a laceration repair and repair of a crush-type laceration of the left DIP extensor tendon, and repair and realignment of the fracture of the distal phalanx on 04/13/17.

An x-ray of the left long finger (undated) demonstrated a shear fracture adjacent to the head of the middle phalanx.

Medical records reviewed

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