Description

Hooking the weight bar with thumb during weight lifting can result in the hooking thumb.


Athlete selection: weightlifter

 

Location: distal phalanx

 

Precipitating event: hooking the thumb

 

The lesion may be a combination of:

(1) abrasion with or without blister and loss of the epidermis

(2) hematoma or bruise, including subungual

 

The diagnosis requires exclusion of other diagnoses.


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