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Bone spur in finger

2017-12-19 16:50:11
My dad has a bone spur in the left side of his index finger he hurt himself with a hammer it was removed two years ago at a local clinic but it grew back and its getting bigger and its hurting him more every time he does physical work to what specialis should i take him to get it removed?
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As your saying it’s growing back bigger ...did u do any specific investigations to see where the bone spur is located from exactly...which tells that it’s a bony spur
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U can go with mri..

Answered2017-12-20 05:34:23

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