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1. DeLee JC: Osseous and Soft Tissue Injuries of the Triphalangeal Digits. In DeLee JC, Drez D, Miller MD. (eds): DeLee and Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2nd ed., Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2003, 1396-1398.

2. Lyn E, Antosia RE: Hand. In Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM. (eds): Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, 6th ed.  Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2006, 605-607.

3. Peterson JJ. Injuries of the fingers and thumb in the athlete.  Clin Sports Med. 2006. 25(3):527-42.

4. Wehbe MA, Schneider LH.  Mallet fractures. J Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 1984. 66(5):658-69.

The authors would like to acknowledge Colleen Hickey, MD, for her contributions to this case.

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