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A member asked:
Can you still make a fist after a boxer's fracture?
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Sure: Immediately after, it simply hurts to make a fist. After the fracture heals, the patient needs to work on flexibility to regain full motion. In some cases the bone heals with the some flexion. In those cases it looks like one knuckle is missing or not as proud as the others. Ultimately, you can still make a fist because your small finger is naturally very flexible.
Answered 5/1/2019
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