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.
The clot interrupts blood flow and causes a stroke. Two types of thrombosis can cause a stroke: large vessel thrombosis and small vessel disease (or lacunar infarction.) Large Vessel Thrombosis: This is the most common type of thrombotic stroke. It is caused by a combination of long-term atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) followed by rapid blood clot formation.