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Suggest Remedy For Sticking Out Of Bone In The Middle Of Index Finger After Injury

On my index finger it looks my the bone in the middle of the finger is sticking out and u can feel it. Its been like this for about 3-4 weeks I injured it playing basketball hitting my finger on the rim while dunking. After it happened my finger swell up really big and turned purple. Every since it looks like my bone is sticking out. I just wanted to know what is wrong with it and what to do about it.??
Wed, 26 Mar 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
I would recommend you to get the x ray to find out if there is any fracture in finger as some time even a trivial injury like this can cause fracture. So after x ray we can say if any thing is abnormal with bone. Also take Brufen tablet if there is any pain.
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Suggest Remedy For Sticking Out Of Bone In The Middle Of Index Finger After Injury

I would recommend you to get the x ray to find out if there is any fracture in finger as some time even a trivial injury like this can cause fracture. So after x ray we can say if any thing is abnormal with bone. Also take Brufen tablet if there is any pain.