Le rugby finger

The distal avulsion of the flexor profundus tendon of annular finger is so characteristic of Rugby that it even took the name of "rubgy finger". The forecast depends on an early diagnosis, which must lead to a surgical repair in emergency in a specialized hand center. The level of tendinous retraction and the association of an osseous avulsion or fracture determine the different types answering for each one of them a specific procedure. If the initial diagnosis was not accurate, only a palliative surgery could be proposed then leaving heavy after-effects not without consequences for a high-level sport practice.