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Fracture or sprain?swelling+numbness after an impact to my finger, and later noticed lots of bruising (too dark to see immediate bruising at the time)

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An xray: Helps to differentiate a fracture from a sprain.

Dr Miller agreed

Answered 10/16/2015

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