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My daughter tripped & when she landed she said she broke her pinky. its a little swollen & she says it hurts to bend it. how do i know if its broken?

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Dr. Jeffrey Visotsky answered

Specializes in Occupational Medicine

Broken: I would assume it is broken, just because she can move it dies not exclude the fact that it may be broken.

Answered 8/17/2013

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FRACTURE 5th FINGER.: Fracture of the finger is deformed and painful, also swollen, sometimes ecchymotic due to bleeding , rom deminished. Have an x-ray to confirm it.

Answered 4/7/2013

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