broken knuckle possibly?

[liiish]

hello, today i jammed my hand in my locker at school and afterwards my hand turned blue/purple and really blotchy, the color has came back to my hand now,  the area around my knucke is swolen and is sensitive to touch, my finger tends to twitch alot as well. although i can kind of still move my finger, what are some suggestions on what to do with it? or what ive done with it?

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
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Apply cold compress and take an anti inflammatory. An X-ray is required to decide the course of treatment. If there is no fracture then anti-inflammatory pain killers help bring down pain and swelling. Usually simple knuckle fractures are treated by using a splint and taping the injured finger with the adjoining finger. Surgery is required if there is alignment problem, angulation problem or displacement of the fracture ends. Please consult an orthopedic specialist. Take care!

[lauren1992]

Its always hard to tell if you have broken a finger or knuckle, you could go see a doctor if its too bad, they could give you a splint. Put some ice on the swelling.

[bigr98]

Ice it off and on for 20 mins 3 times a day.  If it doesnt get better, go get an x-ray just to make sure.  Also, if you cant possibly extend your finger of the knuckle your jammed without serious pain, it might be broken.  The black and blue mark will get worse as the days go by but ice it tonight really good and see what happens tomorrow.  If it burns and stings real bad it might be broken.