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Smashed fingers
Smashed fingers
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Smashed fingers

Definition:
Direct trauma to one or more fingers.

Alternative Names:
Finger(s) - smashed; Crushed digits

Considerations:

If an injury to a finger occurs at the tip and does not involve a joint, the help of a doctor may not be needed. Even if the bone is broken, a splint may not necessarily be recommended by the doctor.



Causes:

Finger(s) can be smashed by a hammer blow, a car door, a desk drawer, a baseball, or some other force.



Review Date: 1/15/2002
Reviewed By: David M. Scher, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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