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Can a finger injury that happened five years ago still cause the finger to be bent and not straightened anymore? my right ring finger is still bent at the middle knuckle?
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Yes, relatively common, injuries may result in healing with incomplete range of motion recovery due to multiple structures being possibly involved including nerves, vessels, tendons and ligaments, to name a few.
Answered 11/17/2022
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Yes. Can have persistent ligamentous contracture ,or boutonniere deformity that are chronic conditions. See a hand specialist for evaluation to see if this can be corrected.
Answered 12/10/2022
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