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I pucked a wall 4 times and my pinky knuckle swelled up and is bruised what should in do?
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Fracture?: get an X-ray and make sure you don't have a boxers fracture
Answered 9/15/2015
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Boxer's fracture: An X-ray will tell you if you have a Boxer's fracture and require a splint/cast. You will unlikely require surgery though. Statistically, if you are a man it more often is broken than not.
Answered 12/12/2015
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