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I stubbed my pinky toe on a wardrobe, it's swollen and after a few hours of hopping about the inside of my toe is all purple, and it's very sore to walk on, i can hardly move that toe my itself and it feels restricted in some way. could it be broken?

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Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered

Yes: Or dislocated. Get xrays.mapply ice. No tight shoes.

Dr Keith agreed

Answered 7/19/2015

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A member asked:

I stubbed my pinky toe on a wardrobe, it's swollen and after a few hours of hopping about the inside of my toe is all purple, and it's very sore to walk on, i can hardly move that toe my itself and it feels restricted in some way. could it be broken?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered

Dr Keith agreed

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