Tendinious Mallet finger after 5 months still its look like crooked Some time it pains at pip joint and the dip is little bent how I will know the finger is healed properly And usually how long it takes finger to heal the doctor said generally bony mallet heals earlier than tendinious one. Are there will be some range of motion defects. The finger was splinted for 6 weeks and after that some light exercise like making fist was recommended by doctor and after 12 weeks I was sent to physio.