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If you fracture your pinkie finger do you still have to have a hand cast?

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Not necessarily: It depend what fracture you have and were the fracture located, some require hand cast some are not.

Answered 12/31/2022

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Little finger: For example a non displaced fracture of the base or proximal phalanx could be managed by budy taping but a dislpaced angulated and now reduced fracture the metacarpal may be treated in a cast.

Answered 12/28/2017

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