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Broken finger?

I smashed the middle of my ring finger a week ago today with a hammer while putting down floors. I can still move my finger completely, but I do feel some slight pain throughout the entire finger after wiggling it. If I touch the middle of the finger where the hammer made direct impact it is still very tender/painful to the touch and still very swollen. when laying my hand flat on a table you can visibly see the bump which I am assuming is swelling. Also, if I rub the spot where it is swollen it almost feels like something inside my finger is moving where it shouldn't. It does have some slight bruising but not that bad.

Female | 20 years old
Complaint duration: 1 week
Medications: none
Conditions: none

3 Answers

OrthopedicsOrthopaedicSurgeon
Go get X-rays.
You need to have prolozone therapy to rebuild torn ligaments. 

Yours sincerely,

Linda Li, MD
Doesn’t sound broken but an X-ray would show for sure