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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Purple Finger After Injury

Posted on Tue, 24 Mar 2015

Question: I dropped a weight on my middle finger now 12 hours later my finger is purple and swollen and under pressure. What should I do

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
X-ray to rule out any bony injury.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.

I have gone through your query carefully and it looks to be severe soft tissue injury of muscles leading to internal bleeding and this in turn leads to purplish, swollen and tight.
You need an x-ray to rule out any bony injury.
I suggest you to consult an orthopaedician nearby for a detailed examination. You may get the X-ray of the area affected under his/her guidance.
Momentarily you can apply ice compressions along with antiinflammatory medications and rest to alleviate your pain.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Saurabh Gupta (4 minutes later)

Does the area need to be drained of the blood?

if there is a broken bone will the finger be put in a splint?

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
If broken bone, finger will be put in a splint.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

If it is very tense, it might need drainage. If there is broken bone, finger will be put in a splint.

Take care.

Warm regards.

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar