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Top portion (1st joint) of middle finger bends to the left. it occurred 3 months ago when a football hit it. can i realign it myself w/out any risk?

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NO!: Either you chipped the bone enough to change bone alignment or tore a tendon in the finger. This needs to be seen by an orthopedist.

Answered 12/15/2016

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