Mallet finger describes an injury to the tip of a finger or thumb that stops it from being able to straighten properly. People sometimes refer to mallet finger as “baseball finger,” as it is a fairly ...

The Celtics operate as a well-oiled machine that is the sum of all its parts. When a key part is missing, their absence is evident. As the season enters its final stretch, Boston has worked to ...

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 results ...

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday‘s jammed his finger a lot throughout his long NBA career, but he believes it’s the first time he’s dealt with mallet finger. The Celtics starter has his right pinky finger in a ...

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado left Friday night’s game against the Braves after doubling and scoring in the top of the second inning with what the Rockies have diagnosed as a “left mallet finger ...

Commonly an athletic injury, mallet finger occurs when the outermost joint of the finger is injured. Basketball and baseball players routinely experience jammed fingers, but the injury can occur ...