The mallet finger is a stable injury. If the patient presents with lack of active extension of the DIP joint, then splinting of the finger in extension or slight hyperextension for 8 weeks is the treatment of choice.
Types of Stroke. The most common type of stroke, accounting for almost 80 percent of all strokes, is caused by a clot or other blockage within an artery leading to the brain. An intracerebral hemorrhage is a type of stroke caused by the sudden rupture of an artery within the brain. Blood is then released into the brain compressing brain structures. A subarachnoid hemorrhage is also a type of stroke caused by the sudden rupture of an artery.
These include: 1  Race/ethnicity. African Americans have almost two times the risk of white people of having a first stroke. 2  Age. Stroke risk increases with age. 3  Geography. The highest U.S. death rates from stroke occur in the southeastern United States. 4  Gender. Men are more likely than women to have a stroke.