A member asked:

What is swelling? the fluid? my knuckles areswollen & the area just below my middle finger feels very puffy, soft & is a bit discolored. broken wrist

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

From wrist: All that you describe sound like they are beyond the area of injury and would be from that.

Answered 10/12/2015

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Swelling is fluid: This is a simplistic answer but .....Usually blood ( bruising) or cellular fluid ( from cell damage) or fluid from within the blood ( vessels stimulated to leak inflammatory fluids) ice, move your fingers, male a fist and extend fully even if it is tight, elevate just a little higher than your heart location ( chaness as you change position).

Answered 4/18/2014

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