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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Sore Knuckles After Injury
Hello, I hit my hand last Saturday and obviously broke a blood vessel. The whole top of my swelled immediately and cut a small spot. I iced it immediately and it s been getting better everyday. However, I spot I cut between my index finger and middle finger over the 2 knuckles are still swollen and sore. Should I be concerned? I feel if I broke or chipped a bone in my knuckle, nothing could be done anyway, is that correct?
Mon, 6 Jun 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical examination is advised along with an x-ray.
As you have injured your knucles this could be a small hairline fracture or a chip fracture or a tendon injury.
Post clinical examination and with the help of x-ray the diagnosis can be made and the treatment plan will be initiated.
As hand is an important structure in the human body, having a proper examination and treatment is of importance since this injuries responds long later in the life and give unnecessary troubles.
in my clinical practice such cases we first take and x-ray and plan the treatment so the damage to the joint is minimized and the future complaints are reduced.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough clinical examination is advised along with an x-ray.
As you have injured your knucles this could be a small hairline fracture or a chip fracture or a tendon injury.
Post clinical examination and with the help of x-ray the diagnosis can be made and the treatment plan will be initiated.
As hand is an important structure in the human body, having a proper examination and treatment is of importance since this injuries responds long later in the life and give unnecessary troubles.
in my clinical practice such cases we first take and x-ray and plan the treatment so the damage to the joint is minimized and the future complaints are reduced.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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