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I snapped the extensor tendon on my pinky finger, i have splinted it for 8 weeks and it is still tender and swollen, is this normal?
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Hard to say.: Did you get it x-rayed? Sometimes an initial x-ray does not show a fracture, and it may not be evident on x-ray until a week later. Be sure to get checked again, though. You should be much better than you were the first week or so, if not, something else could be going on.
Answered 5/29/2015
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