Everett, WA

A male asked:

My index finger has has yellow edges an almost invisible black line. note that it had been in a cast for 3weeks because i had a broken 5 metacarpal.

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Dr. Karen Dantinanswered

Family Medicine 39 years experience

Check it out: Probably ok, but ask doc at next appointment unless becomes painful.

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A 16-year-old female asked:

My fingers didn't cross after hurting my hand (oblique fracture of the 2nd metacarpal bone of my hand) after getting my cast off weeks later, while making a fist, my 2nd finger wants to slightly cross my middle finger should I go to the dr now?

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I had L4 metacarpal minimal displaced fracture. Out of cast in 4 weeks, with callus formed. There is a large bump in palm, below my L4 finger but slightly above the fracture site bump on the back. I know back bumps were normal, are palm bumps normal?

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I've had a meatcarpel fracture in small finger for 6 weeks. How many more weeks till it heels. I've had it in a cast and volar slab.?

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