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. 2023 May 10;4(3):e12961.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12961. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Man with finger pain

Jacob C Martin  1 , Alyse M Volino  1 , Joshua S Rempell  1 , Danielle M Kovalsky  1
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Man with finger pain

Jacob C Martin et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .

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  • Correction to "Man with finger pain".
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Jul 28;4(4):e13019. doi: 10.1002/emp2.13019. eCollection 2023 Aug. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023. PMID: 37520080 Free PMC article.
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
(A) Physical examination of the hand. The affected middle finger had fusiform swelling and was held in passive flexion. (B) Water bath ultrasound of the digit. The patient's affected hand was fully submerged in water. A high frequency linear probe was used. The finger was examined with the transducer edge of the probe placed in the water, held above the digit without touching it.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Ultrasound image of the distal phalanx of the affected digit in the longitudinal and transverse planes. A hypoechoic fluid collection (asterisk) can be seen surrounding the flexor tendon (white arrow). The bony cortex of the distal phalanx (dashed arrow) can be seen below the tendon. A water bath was used to obtain these images.
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