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Broken finger or thumb
Finger tip injuries are one of the more common injuries in the hand. The finger tips are exposed in many of our activities. Finger tip injuries can be caused by many things. They can be crushed, closed in a door, or hit by a hammer. A heavy object can be dropped onto the finger. They can also be cut by a kitchen knife, power tool or another sharp object. A finger tip injury can result in damage to the skin, bone, nailbed, tendons and the pulp, the padded area of the finger tip (see Figure 1). You can also damage the nerve endings in the finger tips.