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The complex and sensitive finger is a primary tool for interacting with the world. Various conditions can afflict fingers, resulting in pain, stiffness, dysfunction, masses, swelling, or weakness. Ultrasound elucidates diverse etiologies such as damage from trauma, inflammatory or degenerative conditions, trigger finger, and masses. Ultrasound is becoming indispensable in the emergency room for rapid evaluation of soft tissue injuries to the finger. Hand surgeons can instantly recognize foreign bodies, neurovascular damage, and injuries to ligaments, tendons, and pulleys. The surgeon may be able to diagnose the etiology of finger masses, swelling, and even a glomus tumor on the first visit. The rheumatologist can quickly evaluate for finger synovitis, tenosynovitis, and enthesitis to place the finger condition in the context of a systemic illness. The precision and safety of small finger joint injections are markedly improved using ultrasound needle guidance.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA

    Mark H. Greenberg

  2. Division of Rheumatology, Columbia VA Health Care System, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA

    Alvin Lee Day

  3. Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Medical Group, Chicago, IL, USA

    Suliman Alradawi

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Greenberg, M.H., Day, A.L., Alradawi, S. (2023). Fingers. In: Manual of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37416-6_4

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