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Cricket Ball Injury &
Sports Recovery

Specialized care for high-impact sports injuries to the fingers, wrist, and hand.

High-Impact Hand Trauma

Cricket is a sport that heavily exposes the hands to direct, high-velocity impacts from a hard leather ball. Whether catching in the slips, wicketkeeping, or batting, finger fractures and tendon avulsions are incredibly common. Proper immediate care is vital for athletes—amateur or professional—to prevent long-term deformity, stiffness, and early-onset arthritis in the affected digits.

Typical Cricket Injuries

Mallet Finger

Impact to the tip of the finger tearing the extensor tendon, leaving the fingertip drooping and unable to straighten.

Metacarpal Fractures

Often occurring in batsmen when the ball strikes the exposed back of the hand on the bat handle.

Joint Dislocations

Awkward catches causing the finger joints (PIP or DIP) to pop out of alignment, causing severe pain and swelling.

Jersey Finger

Forceful extension of a bent finger (often catching on clothing/equipment) that tears the flexor tendon.

Rapid Return to Sport Protocol

  • Custom Athletic SplintingFabricating low-profile, high-strength splints that allow athletes to return to training quickly while protecting the injury.
  • Percutaneous PinningFor unstable fractures, wires are inserted minimally invasively to hold bones perfectly in place for rapid, straight healing.
  • Aggressive Finger RehabImmediate, controlled motion protocols to prevent tendon adhesions and joint stiffness, common after finger trauma.

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Immediate care is crucial for finger injuries to avoid permanent deformity.

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