A boomerang carved from a mammoth tusk is one of the oldest in the world, and it may be even older than archaeologists ...

This x-ray illustrates a common fracture of the distal phalanx. It is an injury where the distal phalanx is forced toward the palm and resisted by the pull of the extensor tendon.

Distal interphalangeal joint pain often occurs due to osteoarthritis or psoriatic arthritis. Learn more about the causes and their symptoms in this article.

The profundus tendon is excised 1 cm. proximal to its attachment in the distal phalanx. A small flap of bone is then raised with a chisel from the volar aspect and base of the distal phalanx.

Mallet finger is one of the most common closed tendon injuries of the hand. It occurs when the distal phalanx is held in extension while a flexion force is applied across the joint. The trauma ...

The patient was a smoker, with an unremarkable medical history. Initial examination of the injury revealed loss of the nail plate, damage to the nail bed, and exposure of the distal phalanx ...

Distal phalanx. The distal phalanx supports the fingernail and sensitive skin of the fingertip and forms a joint with the middle phalanx.

Basically, toe thumbs occur when the last bone on the thumb—or the distal phalanx—is congenitally shortened, says Badia.

Human fingernails, located on the dorsal aspect of the terminal 40% of the distal phalanx of each finger, are complex structures involving 3 different layers: The nail plate (the nail). This is ...

We report the use of a tissue-engineered distal phalanx to replace this bone in a patient who had a partial avulsion of the thumb.