What are the ways to cure fracture in the fingers?

Question

Hello doctor,

I have a fracture of the bone joint on my right hand ring finger which was caused by a road traffic accident were I was hit by a van pulling out of a side road. I was due surgery to repair the injury last month. The surgeon decided not to operate as under the live X-ray he was able to manipulate the bone back into the joint, therefore asked physio to splint the finger, the issue is each time I take the splint of to clean the bone is back as fracture and am not able to bend my ring finger. I am due to see my surgeon as the splinting is not working. Any advice of what I need to ask my surgeon to do is most appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi,

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Well there is intra-articular fracture of base of middle phalynx of your ring finger (attachment removed to protect patient identity). If I would be the surgeon then I would have gone for operative treatment because intra-articular fractures need perfect reduction. If he has decided to treat it non operatively then he could have applied plaster or strapping which is not removable like your current splint.

Answer 2

Hi,

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Well it needs open reduction and fixation either by K wire or mini plate can also be applied. But I feel K wire is enough and less invasive.