i got into a fight and..?

Question

now the knuckle next to my small pinkie finger on my right hand has gone back in and is now flush with the knuckle on my pinkie finger

it hurts when i make a fist and i tried pulling it back to normal but nothing..

i can still move it so i think its not broken and it may be discolated but i tried pulling it back into place with no result..whats going on?

Answer 1

Go see a doctor AND STOP PUNCHING HOBOS!!

Answer 2

A doctor's opinion is probably required, I will however tell you that what you are describing sounds to me like a "boxer's fracture." I shamefully suffered that when younger by punching a concrete wall. I damaged the bones in my hand so much I required surgery. Though your fracture doesn't sound as bad as mine (as I couldn't even open and close my hand) the Doc explained this was a common injury where the nuckle is pushed into the hand and that without medical care could lead to "bones fusing" and limited mobility in the hand for the rest or your life. Swinging by your local ER for an X-ray may not be a bad idea. Good luck - and dude, stop fighting.

Answer 3

I agree with David B, it sounds like a slight boxers fracture that you've picked up.

or you may've severly jammed that knuckle, so you'll need to have a couple of X-rays to find out just what kind of dammage has been done.

it'll prob'ly return on it's own once the fluid settles out from the injury.

so check with your doctor about the proper way to handle the recover process, you may just need a hand splint to support it until it recovers.

Answer 4

its a "boxers fracture" of the distal 4th metacarpal. need xray to see how angulated it is and if itll heal without an ortho doc cranking it around, or maybe a k wire.

Answer 5

It may well be broken or dislocated. See a Dr.

Answer 6

u dislocated your finger, thats y boxers and martial artists tape up their knuckles

Answer 7

A doctor .