Fractured pinky finger

[Billy'smom]

My son is 15 and suffered a fracture of the joint of his right pinky in the palm of his hand. The fracture is in the small area that sits to the inside of the bottom knuckle on his pinky. We took him to an orthopedic doctor who xrayed his hand and confirmed the fracture and then put him in a hard cast from his elbow to his wrist with a wrap the rest of the way. This was on for 10 days. He returned today and with my husbands request the doctor did not put the hard cast on but taped the pinky to the ring finger and then put a soft cast from the tip of his fingers to his elbow. My son fractured his hand playing baseball, went on to play in three more games with the fingers wrapped before we were able to get the first appointment. He states that there is no pain but there is bruising and a smal amount of swelling in the area between the two fingers.


Finally, my question....As a parent I am struggling with the DR and the 15 year old. He is unable to swim, unable to play video games, unable to play baseball  and miserable. He has broken both pinkies in sports before and this type of extensive treatment has never been done. AM I WRONG...in going against medical advice and allowing him to use his hand WITHIN REASON? What is the chance that just keeping them taped will have the same end result as the cast that now has his other fingers and wrist stiff? The doctor consulted a hand specialist and told my husband that taping the fingers and a splint would be fine and a cast would not be needed. Is the splint protecting the joint or is keeping the entire are immobile helping to heal it? It is the summer, he is miserable....we are miserable and it is just a pinky......HELP!

[vegantraveler]

GO TO TWO DOCTORS. I broke my pinky 2 yrs ago and just straightened it out. Then I went to see a hand specialist and he said the cure was worse then the fix. I wish I got a second opionion as it hurts all the time as I hit the keyboard keys. It broke / dislocated near the end joint. I'm now considering a second opinion and even if they have to break it to fix it I might be in less pain. I'm thinking about the rest of my life and having to learn how to type without a pinky is hard. We use those pink's for a lot of stuff!

[Chandani461]

What is a pinky doesn't heal???  I broke mine playing beachball in a pool end of July - orthopedic specialist says it's "healed" now and sent me to therapy, but I am (1 month 1 week later) still in excrutiating pain.  The orthopedic specialist has already dismissed me so now it's in the hands of the therapist.  I do not seem to be making any progress and fear it's going to be painful and stiff forever.  Any suggestions?

[irishone2]

Just broke my right pinky the other night during an assult (me being assult broke while defending myself) The doc said my finger must have bent right back (half ways up on 2nd bend) I now have a splint with my finger & ring finer taped together pointing outwards not straight! I have to keep this like that for 2 weeks then return for another xray, if it is not set then i will have to have a pin inserted! I work in Security in nightclubs i have seen my work mates who have had broken finger who did NOT keep the splint on now their fingers do not bend! Anyone who has a broken finger KEEP THE SPLINT ON!

[Yoyo72]

I broke my pinky and now they say it's a cyst on it. What should I do?

[rz464]

I broke my pinkie years ago. Taping the pinkie to the ring finger is a joke. Total bull crap. The pinkie is shorter and the two fingers simply do not bend along the same axes. Taping among the index or middle or ring fingers on the other hand makes sense, but the pinkie is a horse of a different color.

You should put in a cast and take 8 weeks off. If you do not want to do that and you just want to keep using it, get cortisone shots in the pinkie to silence the pain for a couple of months or so until it heals. Use it lightly during that time.

[Monkeymorgan]

Last fall I  wrecked my bike. I fell off the ramp into the road after I went inside and got all the bleeding to stop I notice a sharp pain in my pinky finger. My mom blew it off and told me I'd be fine. It was curved and wouldn't straighten. When I went to the doctor for my well child check up I mentioned it. Ha took x rays and told me it wasn't broken. He said to go home an sqeeze a tennis ball. After 2 months of that with no results I stopped. My pinky is still curved and hurts. When I write twxt type or play ball it makes it worse. What should I do? The google searches told me to break it again and get it taken care of but I want to know if there is any other way to fix it. Please help.