A 34-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital after a car collision. Physical examination reveals a mallet finger. Which of the following conditions is expected to be present during radiographic examination?
High-Yield Explanation
Mallet finger, also known as baseball finger, is a deformity in which the finger will be permanently flexed at the distal interphalangeal joint, due to avulsion of the insertion of the extensor tendon at the distal phalanx.