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A 22-year-old female asked:
is my hand broken or dislocated? the knuckle joint has disappeared and it's been very swollen for 3 days. can bend it closed but not straight
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
X-ray: Sorry - can't answer that. You will need x-rays and a medical assessment to determine if there is a fracture.
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Dr. Alan Ali answered
Psychiatry 32 years experience
Fracture?: First step is to have it looked at & x-rayed.
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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered
Hand Surgery 35 years experience
If the big knuckle: Has disappeared it may I do ate angulation or shortening in a metacarpal fracture . An exam followed by an x-ray is needed. If there is too much angulation or shortening depending upon which finger metacarpal and where the injury is related to the knuckle a closed reduction by manipulation or an open reduction with pins or plates or screws at be indicated.
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