Just as a side note, the only broken bones I have sought a dr for is my ankle, collar bone, wrist, arm (upper only because of dislocation too), fingers, hand. Iv hand quite a few more that I know where broken. Dr did 0 for really any of them. It was a GIANT waste. Shoulder was nice to go as I got meds, and ankle as I couldnt walk otherwise. The rest was just a wrap or sling. Dr do very little for broken bones unless they are badly broken. Its pointless
Has anyone evr tried to heal a broken/dislocated finger on their own?
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I have never broken any of my fingers, but I can do this with the index, middle, and ring fingers of both hands. Are you sure it was the break that caused that?
I slipped and fell down about 12 feet July 2012. Had to hike back to the car and drive an hour to the closest ER.
About 3 hours later, after deciding by x-rays that the finger was not broken, even though I begged for anesthesia of some kind, the ER doctor just grabbed my finger and pulled. Some tech put a splint on it later A few days later I saw an orthopedic surgeon who put another splint on my finger. The ortho guys don't like dealing with pinkie fingers and prefer doing hip/knee replacements. I missed four months of work and still have deficits. I had a consultation with a hand specialist earlier this year. I should have seen him right after my injury. In attempt to restore function, I will probably need two reconstruction surgeries with months of rehab between each. I'm still thinking about it.
Can't fully extend the finger. Can't bend the finger tip on its own.
I worked with my hands. Not being able to make a fist or grasp things normally impacted my work. I will be incapacitated for months if I have reconstructive surgery. If your hands are important, get medical attention. If you don't heal, seek help from a hand specialist sooner rather than later.
About 3 hours later, after deciding by x-rays that the finger was not broken, even though I begged for anesthesia of some kind, the ER doctor just grabbed my finger and pulled. Some tech put a splint on it later A few days later I saw an orthopedic surgeon who put another splint on my finger. The ortho guys don't like dealing with pinkie fingers and prefer doing hip/knee replacements. I missed four months of work and still have deficits. I had a consultation with a hand specialist earlier this year. I should have seen him right after my injury. In attempt to restore function, I will probably need two reconstruction surgeries with months of rehab between each. I'm still thinking about it.
Can't fully extend the finger. Can't bend the finger tip on its own.
I worked with my hands. Not being able to make a fist or grasp things normally impacted my work. I will be incapacitated for months if I have reconstructive surgery. If your hands are important, get medical attention. If you don't heal, seek help from a hand specialist sooner rather than later.
can you pick your nose better before or after that injury? lol, jk. that looks pretty crazy though
Looks like mallet finger which is a tendon injury. Dislocations and fractures are easy to deal with by comparison.
Eh, I've fractured my fingers plenty of times before. All they've ever done is put a splint on them so now I just tape the finger in question to the next one on my own and fill a pez dispenser with advil.
As a teenager I got in a fight and got "boxers break". Broke the bone in my hand, right pinky finger. All I can say is get it fixed by a doctor. I do have some arthritis in it but nothing like I would have had I fixed it myself. Mine was broken to the point that the bone protruded from my hand. Hurt like a bugger that's for sure. Good luck. Doubt it is broken, every broken bone I've had had a special feel to the injury. Leaves little to wonder about. But all my broken bones have been incredibly severe. My hand was my least serious break. Rough neck country boy
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