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Basketball hit in his finger
Basketball hit in his lefthand middle finger. He has swelling and its green in color. I applied icepack and spray on it. Still he has swelling and green.When i press his finger he has feeling some pain. Is there any fracture or not. Kindly help.
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Please do an X-ray
And revert
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This is a typical finger pulp injury.
it possibly needs decompression.
Kindly consult a ortho.or a hand surgeon.
Don't delay.
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Normally basketball injuries gives rise to mallet bent finger sometimes fracture sometimes tendon injury. Plz check with your orthopaedician
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Dr. Jyoti Singh Kapoor
Orthopedist
11 yrs exp
Delhi
To know whether there is a fracture or tendon avulsion you need to go for a physical examination and get an X-ray done as well. You can take otc pain medication and ice packs till then. Do not apply any spray
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