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pinky finger pops!

Hey anyone, I dont know what I exactly did to my finger...but I am having pain in my right hand on the last knuckles of the ring and pinky fingers.  It hurts when i do just about anything...not extremely painful though.  it especially hurts when i push down from the top of the ring and pinky fingers, if i spread the two fingers apart, when i push them together, and when i grip things.  also, it feels as if there is some extra pressure in the bottom knuckle of the pinky finger (i am talking about the one that connects the finger to the hand...).  one day i thought it would be a good idea to pull on the pinky to try and "relieve" some of that pressure...but i discovered that there is an extra "pop" when i do so (i tried it to another finger to compare).  

what could this be?  i have already gotten x-rays, and they came up negative for fractures and whatever...could this be a soft tissue injury that i should go and get re-evaluated???

need an answer ASAP please!
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So...in plain english haha, what might be wrong with it?
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Hello!

As the X-ray clearly suggests that you do not have a fracture it may be due to dislocation or tendon injuries.
The meta carpo phalangeal joint is involved or the proximal interphalangeal joint of your finger is involved.

Go for an examination near an orthopedician and also see if you have any tendon injuries as often these injuries are missed.
The flexor tendons which are commonly affected; viz flexor digitorium: Flexor digitorium profundus and flexor digitorium superficialis.

Take care!
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