Tendon Ruptures: Mallet, FDP and ECRB Tendon Ruptures Associated with Lunotriquetral Coalitions in Professional Basketball Players

Abstract

ni cs .c om The timing of a sport injury treatment is based on a number of factors that are important. Where is the person in his/her career as an athlete? Are we in an important year for being scouted for high school, college, or professional teams? These years are typically the junior and senior years of high school, the senior year of college, and the period when there is pressures of professional contracts. Is the athlete involved in a team that is in the play-offs or in the middle of its season? If a player presents with a tendon rupture and is in the season of the team, then applying a splint and/or tape is sufficient as long as the athlete can still play with the joint taped or splinted. The patient should be wearing a splint when not playing but taped in a reduced position that allows the remainder of the finger to function and allow for play to be easily achieved. As long as the joint is stable, even a fracture cannot prevent play. The splint should be worn at all times, even when the player is not practicing or playing. The splinting and taping treatment should be practiced for 12 weeks until the tendon is healed. In Mallet finger deformity, splinting is usually adequate treatment. The conditions that prevent splinting as an option are when the distal interphalangeal joint is subluxed or there is an unstable dislocation at the joint. Splinting and taping are inadequate in these situations, and surgery is required. Unfortunately, the player will have to