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Case
An 18-year-old man presents to an urgent care center with pain at the distal aspect of the metacarpal bone of the little finger. The pain began 2 hours earlier, after he punched a wall. He has pain with range of motion and a minimal amount of numbness in the finger. He reports that he has no other injuries.
View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
Pain in the Hand After Punching a Wall
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