Fanny

The right thumb of Fanny, a German hockey player, was hit by a ball in a tournament in 2007. After the match the x-rays showed that the second bone of her thumb broke in several pieces and the joint was affected by them. In a surgery the parts were fixed by a metal plate and nails. X-rays of the thumb before surgery. The second bone of the thumb is broken in several pieces. X-rays after surgery. Nails stick in the holes of a plate and keep the parts of the bone together.