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How can you tell if your finger is broken or jammed? In: Conditions and Diseases Answer It can be difficult to tell. A broken finger is usually very painful and its difficult or completely unable to move. The only certain way of telling is by having a Xray. but You can check for the following signs to see if it's a fracture or dislocation:
1. TENDERNESS ON THE SITE
2. PAIN
3. SWELLING
4. IMMOBILITY
5. BONE PROTRUDING
6. CREPITUS SOUND (SOUND OF GRATING BONES)
My italics.
― moley, Sunday, 4 May 2008 01:36 (eighteen years ago)
See that episode of House where the antarctic chick has a big toe w/ bone protruding and doesn't know
― abanana, Sunday, 4 May 2008 01:49 (eighteen years ago)
The only way to tell for sure is to get naked for a remote scan.
― libcrypt, Sunday, 4 May 2008 01:53 (eighteen years ago)
try typing
― jergïns, Sunday, 4 May 2008 08:46 (eighteen years ago)
7. You can twist your thumb until the fingerpad faces outward.
― Aimless, Sunday, 4 May 2008 17:50 (eighteen years ago)
8. MULTIPLE PIECES
― Kerm, Sunday, 4 May 2008 17:54 (eighteen years ago)
9. Thumb in different postcode to hand
― Jarlrmai, Sunday, 4 May 2008 20:47 (eighteen years ago)
I have a sleeping toe. It also hurts sometimes. I feared it was broken but htat can't be. SO I'll stick with a nerve which is swollen or something. :-(
― stevienixed, Sunday, 4 May 2008 21:16 (eighteen years ago)
how can you mend a broken thumb?
― gershy, Sunday, 4 May 2008 21:24 (eighteen years ago)
My youngest brother has diabetes and he BROKE his fucking FOOT and only told me. I didn't know he'd only told me. "What, mom and dad haven't taken you to the doctor? I will kill them!" I viciously harangued my father about this, and then found out bro was too embarrassed to tell him. That kid!
― Abbott, Sunday, 4 May 2008 21:39 (eighteen years ago)