BoneLong bone

Distal phalanx of the ring

Latin: Phalanx distalis sinistra

Location: Hand — digits

Paired structure: one on the left and one on the right side of the body.

View the distal phalanx of the ring in 3D

Function

The fingertip's tufted bone — its palmar roughness anchors the flexor digitorum profundus and its nail bed rides the dorsal surface.

Landmarks

  • Base
  • Shaft
  • Head
  • Palmar ridge (flexor sheath)

Articulations (joints)

  • Middle phalanx of the ring
  • Tendinous attachments only (distal tuft)

Clinical relevance

Mallet finger — an avulsed extensor insertion at the distal phalanx's dorsal base — droops the fingertip after ball strikes.

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