An injury called "gamekeeper's thumb" is a sprain ... it harder to use your finger to make a "pinching" movement. This injury usually needs to be treated with a cast or splint for 4 to 6 weeks.

He was finishing up third grade and still sucked his thumb ... tip of his finger. "Yuck," he'd always say, but he clearly welcomed the crutch. Mittens, gloves, or a finger-splint may also ...

Since this is not usually a very painful injury, he would be expected to return to playing soon while wearing the splint. The results of non-operative management of mallet fingers are typically ...

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons defines mallet finger as “when an object hits the tip of the finger or thumb ... injury. Most do not require surgery, but AAOS recommends a splint ...