Mallet finger or something else?

[Sparklfairy]

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A couple of weeks ago I woke up with a very sore and bent finger. Over the last few days it's become less sore, but is still bent. On a scale of one to ten it's like a two or three pain wise now. But it's still bent, or swollen, or both?! I live very really so minor injuries is a pain (3 hour round trip). Just wondered if anyone recognised the symptoms I guess.

And yes, there may have been alcohol involved

Can you straighten it?

I had mallet finger, and it wasn't swollen or sore, but I guess that depends on how it happens. Mine looked more bent, but it could not straighten at all.

Yeah when I push with my thumb it straightens, with no pain, but the bump is still on the top iyswim, that's why I don't think it's mallet finger.

But you can't straighten it without pushing it? Could be mallet finger. I had to wear a split for 12 weeks, 8 weeks full time, 4 weeks when I was doing things that could damage it.

Good as new now. In fact it's straighter than my other fingers lol

But as I said, my finger was more bent.

Get it seen to ASAP. The sooner its in a splint the better chances of it healing, if it is mallet finger.

No can't straighten it without pushing it. It's the lack of pain that's throwing me. That went after about 5 days. It looks awful though. Like arthritis but I'm only 30 haha

I think it looks like Mallet finger (from experience of DC having it) and agree, the sooner you get it seen to and in the right splint, the better

I had no pain at all with mallet finger.

And if it helps, I was given the splint and tape, and left to get on with it, with no need to follow up, so the sooner you get it splinted, the more likely it will heal and the less likely you'll need to go back.

DH had mallet finger, he had no pain but his finger looked floppier* than yours.

• not a medical term afaik

If you can’t straighten it without pushing it up that’s because you’ve ruptured or damaged the tendon. If you want it to work properly in the future, go and get it treated.

It just doesn't seem bent 'enough'! Argh goes I'll have to go into minor injuries tomorrow.

*guess not goes

I would strap it up meantime

I'm not sure what mallet finger is, but my finger did this when I'd snapped the tendon. Go for treatment.

Mookatron, that's exactly what mallet finger is.

Oh! Thanks. I'm a bit annoyed I didn't know this at the time!

Yeah Im gonna have to go to miu

Good! The sooner the better :)

How did you get on?