Allen lost the top of his left forefinger above the middle knuckle, after catching it in a machine cog.

The two middle knuckles of his right hand hurt horribly.

Bowe's right hand is scarred from surgery last April to reconstruct the middle knuckle.

There was a gash on his right middle knuckle.

"Then put your middle knuckle out like this," he continues, demonstrating.

When he pulled them back, all four digits were missing above the middle knuckle.

The operative's other fist clenched, middle knuckle raised slightly.

He rapped the middle knuckle of his right forefinger against the clear material.

He formed a fist, the middle knuckle sticking out and punched Jack hard in the centre of his upper right arm.

The exception is the middle knuckle on the index finger.