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Smashed fingers

This injury involves direct trauma to one or more fingers.

Finger(s) - smashed; Crushed digits

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.

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

Review Date: 05/31/2006
Reviewed By: Kevin B. Freedman, MD, MSCE, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Specialists, Bryn Mawr, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.