Finger Pain
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Finger Pain Risk Factors
Risk factors of finger pain include:
Elderly
Repetitive
stress
to a finger joint
Family history of
arthritis
History of a
tick bite
Previous injury to the joint
Skin wound
to the finger
Contact sports:
Football
Baseball
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Finger Pain Symptoms
Related Conditions
Finger dislocation
Finger fracture
Finger sprain
Finger tenosynovitis
Fingertip amputation
Subungual hematoma
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Fingernail problems
Finger pain
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Finger Pain References:
Campbell DA, Kay SP. The Hand Injury Severity Scoring System. J Hand Surg [Br]. 1996 Jun;21(3):295-8.
Chan J, Spencer J. Adaptation to hand injury: an evolving experience. Am J Occup Ther. 2004 Mar-Apr;58(2):128-39.
Freiberg A, Pollard BA, Macdonald MR, Duncan MJ. Management of proximal interphalangeal joint injuries. Hand Clin. 2006 Aug;22(3):235-42.
Gustafsson M, Ahlstrom G. Problems experienced during the first year of an acute traumatic hand injury - a prospective study. J Clin Nurs. 2004 Nov;13(8):986-95.
