Question 1

broken or fractured pinky toe? it's swollen.  how to tell the difference.

Accepted Answer

X-rays: The best way to tell if it is broken and not just swollen is to have radiographs taken.

Question 2

i want to know the best exercises for a fractured pinky toe?

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None?: I would not excercise a fractured pinky toe....resort to upper strength training....swimming might be okay if your foot is not slapping the water to hard...

Question 3

im wondering if i should buddy tape my pinky toe because its fractured sideways?

Accepted Answer

: Self treatment is not good. Pl see an ortho MD

Question 4

i've fractured my pinky toe recently, what should i do?

Accepted Answer

See below: As long as there is no deformity just splint it to the toe next to it with a piece of cotton between the toes to hold the toe in position to heal.

Question 5

i think my pinky toe is broken, what pain control meds do they give for this small fracture?

Accepted Answer

Minimal: For this sort of injury ice and elevation and a stiff soled shoe are the keys. Use tylenol (acetaminophen) or Ibuprofen or Aleve for the pain. You are unlikely to find someone to give you stronger meds for this injury (and you shouldn't really need them.).

Question 6

i was told i have a hairline fracture in periosteum of pinky toe. what does that mean? i thought the periosteum was just a fibrous membrane?

Accepted Answer

You are right: You are right in saying that is not perfect terminology.  The doctor may be implying that either you sustained a small occult fracture or that you injured the periosteum which can occur in a bone contusion.   Either way, sound like a minor injury which should do well quickly.

Question 7

i fractured right pinky toe in the joint of the proximal phalange.  6w, surgical shoe, not healing & still pain.  next? cast/surgery? can i delay for a better time to not be able to drive?

Accepted Answer

I believe you could: You could delay the surgery for little while, this elective surgery.
Good luck.

Question 8

can i play soccer with a broken pinky toe? two and half weeks ago i broke my toe during a soccer game. the doctor said it was a simple fracture and that i should stay off of it for a while. i've been buddy taping it and staying off of it. the swelling is

Accepted Answer

It's : It's not really advisable to play soccer with a broken toe, even if it no longer hurts, and even if it was a "simple" fracture.  Secondary bone healing (which is what you're trying to accomplish) takes 6-8 weeks before the bone is sufficiently healed to not risk re-breaking it.  Constant movement of the bone fragments from soccer while it's trying to heal runs the risk of a delayed union, or even a non-union.  If you develop a non-union, you either live the rest of your life in pain, or have surgery to re-break the toe and fixate the newly broken pieces with a wire for 6-8 weeks, which will cause you more time off the soccer field than you would have been if you refrain from playing for 6-8 weeks.

Also, "buddy" splinting the pinky toe to the adjoining (4th) toe is not a good idea.  The 5th toe moves in a different plane during the gait cycle than the 2nd, 3rd & 4th toes.  The general rule is you can tape a 2nd to a 3rd, or a 3rd to a 4th, or a 2nd to a 3rd and a 4th, but you can't tape a 1st to a 2nd or a 4th to a 5th.

Is there a chance you'll be just fine if you play soccer anyway now?  Sure!  but the risks really aren't worth it.  Put in your time off now, and know you'll be fine forever.

Question 9

week ago i broke the pinky toe on the same foot that i had a screw put in for jones fracture 6 yrs ago. had x-ray 4 days later worried about screw they said it was fine. now top of foot red and some swelling but it's more painful to walk every day?

Accepted Answer

: A Jones fracture is an injury at the base of the fifth metatarsal, located closer to the ankle than the toe.  Stubbing your little toe may result in a break of the little bones (phalanx fracture) of your toe but would not impart enough energy to hurt the screw or the proximal part of your metatarsal bone. The bruising of your foot is likely swelling from the toe injury. Use a hard sole shoe.

Question 10

what are the long term effects that a spiral fracture has on your hand?

Accepted Answer

It take long time to: Heal and some time need surgery.

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Broken or fractured pinky toe? it's swollen. how to tell the difference.

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I want to know the best exercises for a fractured pinky toe?

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Im wondering if i should buddy tape my pinky toe because its fractured sideways?

A member asked:

I've fractured my pinky toe recently, what should i do?

A member asked:

I think my pinky toe is broken, what pain control meds do they give for this small fracture?

A member asked:

I was told i have a hairline fracture in periosteum of pinky toe. what does that mean? i thought the periosteum was just a fibrous membrane?

A member asked:

I fractured right pinky toe in the joint of the proximal phalange. 6w, surgical shoe, not healing & still pain. next? cast/surgery? can i delay for a better time to not be able to drive?

A member asked:

Can i play soccer with a broken pinky toe? two and half weeks ago i broke my toe during a soccer game. the doctor said it was a simple fracture and that i should stay off of it for a while. i've been buddy taping it and staying off of it. the swelling is

A member asked:

Week ago i broke the pinky toe on the same foot that i had a screw put in for jones fracture 6 yrs ago. had x-ray 4 days later worried about screw they said it was fine. now top of foot red and some swelling but it's more painful to walk every day?

A member asked:

What are the long term effects that a spiral fracture has on your hand?

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