Why is my Mallet Finger Not Healed?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2024
- Michelle, Hand Expert and Founder of Virtual Hand Care, explains why your Mallet Finger may not be healed even after wearing your splint for 6-8 weeks.
Unfortunately, this happens a lot! Michelle wants to bring you this important information so you can get the most accurate information about your Mallet finger injury.
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Great video!
Me too.
Hello Michelle, I suffered a Mallet Finger injury first day of my four week overseas holiday and have found your video advice very informative and comforting given one of my life’s loves is fingersyle guitar, so I am very keen to get it healed correctly. Thank you kindly.
You helped me a lot and reminded me of my favorite Sis in law. Thank You and I appreciate your help!
Very informative! ❤️👌
Thanks- I have mallet and it seems to have really aggravated OA in the thumb of that hand. Overcompensation I guess! I taped it per your video, we'll see what happens. I have 3 more weeks in the splint (tendon mallet). Dr. checked today, it's improving and not as bent. Really appreciative of this channel and your insight into the mental side of hand pain.
How is it now ?
Sorry nice to meet you Michelle and have a good night, I'm angel from Mexico sorry about my English, I'm a bigginer but I'm just getting started..
Thank you very much for a very clear and thorough explanation.
You are welcome!
Hello ihadafracturmyringfingerigotasolintbutisveryswolen
Please advise
Igotsplintbutitsswollwn
Very painful 😢
Thanks very much God bless you 🙏🙏🙏
I cant type until this heals! its so frustratinh, I thank you fro your help.
You are so right! It is a very frustrating injury!
Did it heal ?
Samee
Thank you so much
Michelle thank you!! What is the correct splint and positioning for a tendinis mallet thumb injury? I was prescribed a stax splint but i am unaware if that is the best option for my injury.
Very interesting I was lucky with my experience couldn't afford to have surgery so I took a gamble and splited it myself only doctor I saw was the er to stitch my fingers up I actually kept the splint on for a good 6 months. The only problems I've noticed are a very small amount of drooping dont have as much grip with my hand and in the winter the finger goes numb faster than the other fingers
This is what i th8nk happen to me. I been in the splint for 8 weeks then i was told after that to wear it part time. My finger was doing fine when i was in the splint. After i took it off part time,swelling,drooping came back emediatly I was told by my doctor that they was referring me for finger therapy and dont wear splint anymore.ohband the pain never left
hola Michelle, muy bien explicado, ahora me pasó éste problema despues de haber jugado basquet, el meñique quedó con su punta caída..y no sabía que hacer..gracias
Que hiciste maan? Llevo un mes sin inmovilizar crees tenga arreglo?
Thank you for your videos. For as long as I can remember, my index fingers turns in after the second joint. One in particular. Is there a way to correct this? What is the name of this condition.
Great videos and advice. I'd love to check out your website but can't get it to open. 😔
Uh oh! Thanks for letting me know! Sorry about that here it is- malletfingertreatment.com/
I've heard so much back and forth with if you can ever take off the splint. I just suffered a mallet finger injury and still work. So my hands get dirty and I have to change out the KT tape I use to support the splint every night. I hold my finger in hyper extension to reapply new tape. Is this ok? Or should I really just try to never remove the splint? Thanks for all your videos and help
Nice video, Im pretty sure my was tendon injury because of the format of my finger I just leave it for 6weeks and the finger was lil crooked but all functional, yesterday just hit it and felt the tendon get weak again, so how long time you think I need to leave the stretcher again?
Michelle, I kept my splint on too long... my pinky won't go down along with my other fingers.... what do I do? PT?
what's a good finger splint for at work? the ones i have tried keep slipping off because of sweat
hello, I hit my middle finger and broke a tendon, I put on a splint as the orthopedist told me. I've already taken it out here and I've been doing some exercises for two months, but it's leaning a little lower. it is down.
will straighten this with your exercises I saw in another video. thanks
My mallet finger has been healed for around 9 months now, however recently I’ve been getting some pain on the site of injury. Is it normal to get pain are my injury has been fully healed? Also it becomes stiff when I type on my keyboard but it goes away right after.
I broke my finger two weeks ago and now have mallet finger, this splint that they have me wrapped in 24/7 is so annoying I think I need to swap to the removable one
I have this condition right now.
Hi Michelle. Thank you for your informative video and apologies if you've been asked loads of times about this. After 8 weeks of splinting and 2 weeks of hand exercises, the initial finger was straight but has slowly drooped to around 40 degrees. After all this time, is it worthwhile to re-splint?. Due to Covid, I won't be able to see a Practitioner until 3 weeks time, and thanks for your advice in advance.
That's what I'm afraid of. I'm 1 week in. Which course did you take? Or what was the aftermath?
Look on TH-cam for the video with exercises
Yeah I’ve jammed my same pinky finger at least 3 times in the last 10 years and my mallet finger never healed..
I recently just passed my 10 year anniversary of having this injury. Happened to my right ring finger while throwing a football around with a friend. I went up to catch the ball and it dinged me straight into my finger tip. POP! Let me tell you, the healing for this injury sucked!!!!!!! I had to wear a splint for about 6 weeks. It was also my dominant hand so I had to pretty much retrain myself doing things with my other hand. In that time, I had horrible skin chaffing from not being able to wash the area. After it healed, it took about 2-3 months of physical therapy to finally get the feeling and movement back. Side note I also had no health insurance at the time and ended up paying about $3k in hospital bills. I was also in the middle of looking for a job and it was hamulating going to job interviews with a busted finger. It was a horrible few months.
This is exactly what happened to me... Now I'm wearing a splint for 6 weeks
I had an accident and cut my right hand middle fingure top and it get stitches. After remove the stitches its been almost 6 weeks i had less sensation to my finger. It is Jamed actually. Can’t straightening and can’t do fist. What is your suggestion then? I should use splint for 6 more weeks? Have you use the splint 6 weeks countinuesly? 24/7 ?
@@shouravdas991 I used a splint for 6 weeks when it happened. After that I ditched my split. Probably go see a doc.
Was it a bony mallet or a tendon?
@@swid-it880 tendon
So just got one last night the pain is quite unbearable right now will it subside soon? Going to a specialist next week
So I have mallet finger with bone fragment. Do I take my splint off and wash my finger or not? Online advices tell me to wash it daily, but my doctor and guy who put the splint on didn't say anything about washing. I am not even 2 weeks in and my splint was moved at the bottom of my finger, because I got blister there, so tapes could not stay there. Now my finger also has many tiny blisters under the skin. It is kind of painful. This is awful, but at least it is just a finger.
Hey Mitchelle, I have mallet fingers since childhood, can be a inherited one? coz my mother too have a little bent fingers.
My fingers are become way too bent, looking very odd, and its really frustrating.... If these mallet fingers are from birth can it be cured?
After one year this treatment working?
I had a bony mallet. Sept 13, 2023. No Dr knew exactly what to do around here. I couldn’t wear that tape on top like that. It was sore on top like a sharp sliver. I got X-rays 3 times in 8 weeks. I kept my own splint on 24/7. My bone healed Dr said. Now he said don’t wear it anymore. So I use it doing crafts, doing dishes and yardwork and scrubbing until it hurts and then I quit doing that. Sometimes I felt it was comfortable for two hours at a time.
I have no swan neck.
I customized my own splint because no one around here in Flint, Michigan had a CUSTOM SPLINT like the Dr said I need. I’m angry over this. Dr said it’s 10% lagged and won’t get normal. I’m so upset….
@Virtual Hand Care I have a tendonous mallet finger. Just came off the split after the 6 weeks. My finger is still drooping.
Should I try to re splint and or just accept that it will droop forever?
Hallo i need help with my fingers, i got opperated and the doctor ruiend both my index fingers. I am i constant pain and i am struggling to use my hands. How do i reach you? I am in south africa.
Hi juts got my splint off today on my 8th week it’s straight but still when using it how long before this settles
Do i really need to see a custom splint maker for mallet finger?
Hi Michelle! I just had a tendinous mallet finger injury like this, but my finger was only drooping 15 or so degrees prior to splinting, much less severe than some I have seen pictures of. Immediately after splint removal, I am not seeing drooping, but I am still having some redness and potentially minor swelling (?). Is this expected or a bad sign? I am a lifelong pianist, so I'm very concerned with full and normal use of the finger.
For context, my skin was very irritated by the splint/tape for the duration of splinting, which i suspect to be the source of the redness and tenderness.
Hi! How is it now ?
Mine finger was kinnda fixed, the doctor said i have to wear the plastic thingy for 8-12weeks, but they removed it much before. My finger didnt hurt or anything until few days in hand exercises, where they overforced my finger.
Thank you! Very clear explanation, I sent it to my daughters because I am kinda bad at explaining my injury.
I wanted to ask you about next steps if a tendinous mallet finger simply doesn't want to reattach. I wore my splint religiously, 24/7 for 6 weeks, and when I went for the follow-up it hadn't healed back onto the bone. I was re-splinted for ANOTHER four weeks. Needless to say, I'm getting very tired of this. (It's the middle finger of my dominant hand, so it really does affect almost everything I do.) I'd like to ask what options I may have if, when I go back, the tendon still hasn't reattached to the bone. Thanks again!
You are not mentioning the fact that when this happens to an older person the skin does not bear up very well to the pressure of a splint over six weeks. I'm 61 and my skin got stressed after four weeks. So mallet finger still there, cant wear splint any longer and risk skin infection. I doubt I will ever be able to wear a splint long enough for it to heal. Oh well, at least I had the use of it straight all that time.
it's been around few months(around 7-8 perhaps) since I got mine, is it possible for it to heal still?
I got a boney mallet fracture, with an open wound, on my left middle finger, 11 weeks ago, and my bone placement slipped, during the second week of healing. I completely broke the bone off. It wasn’t attached at all. My surgeon is talking about bone fusion. They had me in a full splint for 8 weeks, and it was wrong, so my tendon is locked up. It was extra extended too long, and I have a ton of nerve damage. I’m in the hand therapy/healing process right now, so I am here trying to learn. It’s pretty brutal.
Oh my! I am so sorry to hear this!
Are you ok?
Want to contact with you then provide me best diagnosis for my mallet finger
Hello, I got a RX and echography(for tendon) and Dr says that my bond and tendon are good but the tip of m finger still drop a bit. So I'm clueless
I suffered 2 mallet fractures on my right hand last summer. I kept splints on religiously for over 12 weeks as instructed but they still dropped immediately after removing the splints. Now 7 months on, they are still incredibly painful. Hospital have discharged me but I’m finding it unbearable at times. How long will the pain go on for? It’s like needles being poked into my top joints.
Hello, I worked for fedex and I reported a malley finger they did not put eyes on it they sent me to a doctor 3 weeks later and the doctor told me I could live 35 pounds and then she told me 25 pounds then I went to a orthopedic surgeon and he told me I should only be 2 pounds
I'm 59 , have had a splint on for 8 weeks from day one of the injury ( non fracture but snapped tendon ) and although I have been religious in keeping the splint on there have been times where the fabric tape has stretched somewhat so it has not always been in hyper extension the whole time and now I am removing it periodically ( only the last two days ) to gently exercise it back to full use ,I am finding that it is slightly staring to droop again . Nothing like when it was first snapped but I am concerned that if I carry on that it will droop even more . Do you think that my age means that it is taking longer to heal ? and do you think I should revert back to a permanent splint ( hyper extended ) for a few more weeks ? Many thanks for your help x
I have swan neck deformed finger and in both hands it is possible to turn it in right position...
It’s been 5 years since I got my 2 mallet fingers. One on each hand on the same finger. There’s no way to fix it at this point ? Surgery? It doesn’t hurt but I hate it and frustrating whenever I acknowledge it and want it to stretch.
surgery will fix it i believe, you’re too late to use a splint. but a lot of people need surgery anyway, so you should consider it
Do you know what to do now? Because I have the same problem
A hand doctor told me nothing could be done because it had turned into arthritis, and he could lock it so it wouldn’t wiggle and hurt. I felt oddly shocked. He said nothing would help it. It isn’t hanging, it’s just sort og angled wrong and is swollen looking. It’s from typing on an iPad! So mad at myself. He didn’t xray it. I can straighten it with other fingers. It’s not hanging down, just points down and off center a bit. Makes me feel dumb for typing with it.
@@alicek7420how long before it turned into arthritis?
I had a pin put in my mallet finger (I cut my finger and tendon at the top joint)
When the pin was removed, my finger still droops. It is swollen and painful and I cannot bend my finger at the lower joint now
Is there anything I can do with this???
My issue that I had surgery because of my tip being amputated. I still have some nail and I had to suggest to my surgeon that I have a mallet finger, and he agreed. It's a tendon one but it's been about 3 months and I can barely make it straight. I don't see it healing since it needs to be curved up. Looks like it will require surgery, again. If that's even an option
Hi Michelle,
I saw an orthopedic specialist upon receiving my mallet finger injury; diagnosed as a tendinous, left middle finger. I was fitted with a custom splint in slight hyper extension, and just as you have described in all of your videos, was told to keep it totally immobilized for 8 weeks. 8 weeks to the day, back in the doctors office, and they removed the split. Initially it was straight, but as the next day progressed, it eventually drooped back down into the same position it was when first injured. It was incredibly swollen, and painful also. Traded a few texts, and photos with the specialist, and was told to return to the splint for another 4 weeks (which will be 12 weeks total). As a guitar player, it's been a frustrating experience. I'm just wondering what my overall prognosis looks like.. this seems to be healing very slowly (or not at all). Am I starting over? Did I re-injure the finger by removing the splint too early? Any info will help. Many thanks.
I believe after those 4 - 6 weeks, you still need to wear the splint only at night for another 4 weeks.
Did it heal?
I am suffering from the mallet finger, got it diagnosed after 5 months of initial injury and have started wearing splint recently
I am worried it might not heal
Does a mallet finger require surgery ?
I have a mallet finger and had to live with it for 3 years it is so frustrating I wish someone can fix my finger magically the way it was before I will reward that person greatly.
Same here brother
I think a hand surgeon can fix it
@@tawqeermir2522 I will have to have a surgery done to fix my mallet finger their is no other way.
@@ahmadibnabubakral-habashi yes but it can b rightly done by the Hand surgeon only
@@ahmadibnabubakral-habashi did you do it? Mines been bad for 3yrs im afraid surgery could make it worse
Does the pain from mallet finger go away ! I got in a fight over two months ago and the swelling went down almost gone but now if I throw a punch my fingertip still hurts
Do you do virtual appointments. I have a mallet finger I am concerned about. I don’t think it is healing in the right position and I am a chiropractor who needs functional fingers. Thanks
I still do virtual appointments on occasion. You can email me at info@virtualhandcare.com to inquire.
it is almost impossible to keep your finger splinted for 8 weeks...i wish you all luck..im having about an 80% success rate..6 weeks and still swollen and red..ligaments torched as well
Hello Michelle! Your video is so resourceful! I had my mallet finger 2 years ago, and started to splint it like a month after I noticed it. I now realized that I splinted it wrong, since mine is due to tendon issues. I also took the splint off too often :( do you think it's still possible to treat it? Thank you!
Probably not since it’s been 2 years. 😔
@@VirtualHandCare Can surgery fix it?
I just had one. I was never offered xray.. but I had the splint on for 6 weeks. Its still a little bend. But at least its fully functional.. I kept my physical job for the 6 weeks I had the splint on and maybe thats why its not all straight now? 😆🤷♂️
mallet finger SUCKS, I did the Middle finger on my dominant hand with a fricking knife, cut the "band" (or what it is called in English) right off so they had to cut me up and sew it back togheter, week nine now, its hella stiff but i am starting to regain mobility.
Hi Michelle. I just had an injury like this one around 2 weeks ago, then I realized I was not wearing the right splint, I have a tendinous mallet finger. Do you think I still have enough time for it to heal properly? Thank you!
Yes! Definitely. But keep in mind, you may need to keep the splint on a little longer though than usual.
Hi, I pushed my hand down on the bed one morning to get up and heard a pop; turns out I now had what I assume was tendinous, mallet finger in the pinky. It's been 4 weeks now and I've done a decent job in having it in a splint but I'm worried because it hasn't been completely straight and should have been in a properly angled-up splint. I play guitar and the precision of that pinky tip I cherish. Should I be worried or do you recommend to just do my best of keeping it splinted straight for two more weeks?
If you don't think the finger is slightly hyper extended in the splint then it wouldn't hurt to use those last few weeks in a better position!
I'm in the same boat as you. Play guitar professionally. It's been 4 months. And I can play but it caused my ring fingertip to droop and is super painful.
guitar333. Did it ever heal? I'm just starting off with the splint for my pinky finger also. This is extremely frustrating. The splint keeps on coming off.
@@jaybloomfield5082 I did my best to keep it in a splint for the 6 weeks and had some of the same frustrations. Luckily it does seem to have heeled better than I thought it would. Maybe not perfectly like it was before but I don’t notice it and it didn’t impact my fretting on the guitar so I’m happy. Much luck to you
Thank you for the encouraging words. I will keep on trying.
🙇♂️Namasat Michelle, my wife 5 fingures melted she is a common housewife we dont know why this happen.
Hi Michelle,
I hope you see this. I have a question for you. I’m a 32, almost 33 year old adult male and I believe I have a mallet finger. The thing is, this is an injury that I suffered *way* back when I was a child during recess. I remember injuring my left ring finger and there was never any pain, but it never straightened out. I told me parents about this when it happened but they just dismissed it as nothing significant. I never ended up going to any doctor for this and I just kinda got used to it being this way.
I have considered asking my doctor about this now but is something like this fixable after so all this time? If it is, I would consult my doctor about it but if not, I mean I’ve lived this far with my finger the way it is so it’s not like a major concern.
do you have an answer? because I have the same problem🥲
@@Alex-vz4te Unfortunately not, I never got a response to this
Hello! I didn't notice anyone asking this - can I do push ups while my finger is splinted? Of course, the finger is totally straightened 24/7 and isolated all the time from excercise movement, but still I can feel a bit of pressure on the last reps when more effort is required. After the exercise, I don't notice any pain, swelling or anything like that. Everything seems good.
and did exercising affect it?
Hi.doc.mich.im suffering 2 months of this kind of mullet finger.i can straight my finger but I can't fold it.
It's hurt when I force to fold it.
And it's still sweeling.
I got so worries and stressed about this because I can't work well affected of this mostly because this the damage is in my right hand finger.hope u may see my comments and hopefully may have ur advice.i always watching ur channel hopping my finger get way back before.and I think this is tendon mullet or BIP as u said? thanks and God bless!
Same here
Exercise is the best remedy for it...After exercise for 3 months,u need to go to Hand surgeon
Can you re-splint a mallet finger after which haven't healed for more than 6 weeks? or it needs to cut off again the tendon before splinting it back?
It’s worth trying but make sure a hand therapist fits you with a splint.
I cut off my finger and reattached.
Hey boo
Hi Michelle ... I have a bony mallet finger and I wore the splint with finger in extension for 45 days ... In this period, after 23 days during the night the splint came out but as soon as I woke up I immediately put it back in its place ... The finger was however in hyperextension even without splint... Except for that time, I wore it continuously 24/7... Today I go back to do the rx after 6/7 weeks of treatment ... What do you think? may that event have compromised healing?
Excuse me, one last thing... If the x-rays will tell that the fracture has healed, how should I deal with the splint?
It really depends if your finger flexed a lot through the night but the x rays will show if the fracture has enough healing. Do let your doctor know of the splint coming off.
@@VirtualHandCare My doctor is a little tough. He told me that nothing happened because I didn't force my finger. Of course I told the truth by saying that even without the splint my finger remained stiff and with the tip in hyperextension. I don't know how that's possible but it was straighter than before I broke it ... And it was only 23 days. After the x-rays I will also turn to a physiotherapist. I hope that all is well after all these days of suffering. I am an athlete and I practice Gymnastics, I am worried and sad about this injury. Thank you very much! Greetings from Italy
Hello Michelle. I was diagnosed with bony mallet finger 7 weeks ago. It's been splinted for 7 weeks and today my doctor told me to take the splint off. The finger is able to extend but there is a 5-10 degree lag. Do I need to continue to wear the splint to make it fully straight? Will night splinting help? Thank you.
Personally, I prefer splint weaning instead of just stopping splint wear but I know not all doctors do that. A bony mallet usually heals well and sometimes the swelling can cause a slight lag for several weeks. If you think your lag is worsening put your splint back on and go back to your doctor or therapist.
@@VirtualHandCare Thank you, Michelle!
Can it be healed by splint after a year?....Iast year I got a mallet finger due to tennis ball smash...but didn't take x-ray..I just only took pain killer, ointment... doctor's said nothing to worry...my finger movement is good but when I lift weight it pains a bit and looks bent a bit...
Please need a reply... thank you 🙏
I would get a xray and look into the mallet fibger seroiusly instead oc ignoring it
I have the same problem but it doesn't hurt, it can still be healed with surgery
After surgery i can't able to bend my left Index finger.can you explain excerise for Index finger.
This is why I'm afraid of surgery smh..
Can I lift weights or train on the gym whiles I have mallet finger ?
That’s what I’m trying to figure out. What ended up happening to you?
Michelle, is there any truth to this video about not splinting a mallet finger and doing exercises to eventually straighten your finger? @
I have heard there is a video like this out there. It does not make sense how that could possibly work. A mallet finger is either bony- meaning there is a fracture or it is tendinous- meaning the tendon has pulled off the bone. I have never seen any research to back this claim.
I have the 10-15 degrees after "healing" my finger feels weak though and I am hesitant to do regular activities like my tennis coaching...How long until this feels "normal"?
Any update on this??
What is the name of the opposite of malletfinger? I can not find any info about it anywhere... The DIP on my rigth littlefinger wont bend, it seems like stuck in extend position...
The opposite of mallet finger would be a flexor tendon rupture, specifically the flexor digitorum profundus. Make sure to see a hand surgeon to accurately assess your finger!
@@VirtualHandCare Thanks a lot. Ultra-sound device technician detected broken and retracted tendon in 2 places. Been to the hospital and got it fixed now. Hope it turns out ok. The right prosedures and diagnosing, could have saved 14 days of wasted time….
Have you ever heard of a mallet finger caused by sleeping? It's my ring finger, and my first instinct is the ring damaged the finger while sleeping.
No injury involved, just sleeping.
Hhhmm that may be a first. Maybe you sleep walk? 🤷♀️
Hello I am wondering what will happen if I have mallet finger and I did not splint it for the first four weeks? What should I do? Will is stay bent forever or can I start splinting now?
It's definitely worth a shot! You may need to splint longer and follow a strict protocol but better to at least try, then wait too much longer and regret it.
@@VirtualHandCare mines been bad for 3yrs and when I was hospitalized for other situations when it first started the doctors never took it serious... I want to get it checked again but afraid ill have to do surgery and it'll get worse.. I feel like the flexibility in the finger will never be the same
how fixed should the splint feel on my finger? depending on how swollen my finger is, sometimes it feels very fixed and sometimes it feels like there is too much space .. like the joint can kind of wiggle.
and how much of a hyper-extension should there be? i feel like mine is barely straight. but i can t really tell because i cant see through the splint. but it s definitely not hyperextended to the maximum. i feel it's barely straight as i said.
do you think its worth getting a different splint? can i even get a new thermoplastic splint while keeping my finger straight?
thanks a lot!
It shouldn't feel like it is moving around and it is not uncommon to get the thermoplastic splint adjusted. Sometimes they tape the finger when adjusting it to make sure you stay straight.
Is there any way to check progress with a traditional Mallet Finger that has been consistently splinted? Is there any timeframe where we'd see or feel progress? It's hard to consider that I'm going to splint and wait for 6 weeks (I'm 2 weeks in) and then see if it worked. I think I'm doing it right but any time I feel a slight bend as I swap splints I'm terrified that I just negated everything.
Also, sorry to pour it on, but should I be doing anything for the skin? It's become very sensitive due to the plastic splint pressing down on the top of my fingers 24/7. If I try to put anything over the finger (ex: pre-wrap) before the splint it won't fit.
@@JTstag Trust the healing process and try to resist taking the splint off 'just to check' and see if your finger is straight. I have this video here that may help offer some assistance with applying and removing splints and what to do to let the skin air out- th-cam.com/video/XMHZjUieJxg/w-d-xo.html. I also suggest my //malletfingertreatment.com program which can help answer a lot of questions and ease some of the anxiety throughout this process!
hey, did that work?
How can I treat my mallet finger after 2years? Is there any surgery?
You would likely need surgery. See a hand surgeon to assess your finger.
My surgeon cut my tendon looking for SCAR TISSUE:)!!! Resulting in mallet finger...He was incompetent! Would a splint help this? 10 years ago...he never gave me any splint.
Sorry to hear this! Unfortunately, I don't think a splint would help if it has been 10 years.
I want my finger healed not looking normal..
Ma'am plz tell me that it can be permanent or not if not treated early
It can be permanent
I wore the splint the doctor gave me for 8 weeks and it’s still not fully straight
My doctor said 8 weeks in the splint. Now I am told, as expected at the beginning, that I am to continue keeping it in the splint throughout rehab. I take it off a few times a day to exercise it. This will go on for another month, about. Then I will wear it only at night. I don't want to get too optimistic, but I think it's starting to get a little better. I also use a putty and roll my finger/hand across it for 5 minutes, twice a day.
I got a surgery 6 months ago, it was a boutonierre deformity and healed. But now it turned into swan neck deformity. Can it be heal?
Oh no! It takes a different treatment. You do want to see a hand therapist to walk you through it.
My mallet finger is almost 2 years old and I never splinted as I went to the hospital and after an X-ray they said it’s be absolutely fine. Is it too late to splint? 😢
Unfortunately yes, that is too late to splint.
Is it still possible to treat it after 5 months?
Yea, u might need surgery
Hi- I was in a cast for six weeks and a splint for four and now I'm out but there's tingling in my finger and it's hard to bend. I have an appointment with a hand surgeon only because I don't know if this is normal or there is nerve damage. What do you think of the tingling? Thanks. Helpful video!
Beg you to please reply...i had have an xray of my finger and now it is 28 days and doctor told me to wear splint for 21 days and today i removed it and i can't pull my finger tip completely...it is drooping a littlr bit...should insee a doctor or wear the splint again ?
You should keep it an other month, 21 days is not enough
@@tonybuticini6149 thanks for telling but i went to doctor again and i asked him if i can start exercising now and he said your tendon will break keep it straight now but he didn't say to wear splint...doc was asshole really i couldn't get him
@@rajmishra7870 i think he meant to wear a splint when he said keep it straight
@@tonybuticini6149 but he asked me to use warm water to rehab it and if i wear splint then why would i
@@rajmishra7870 bro also wear a splint for 21 days and now I took it off and my finger is swollen what to do...did your finger healed after 21 days? Please tell me
injured my finger a few years ago when i used to play football. Used a splint for WEEKS and nothing. eventually i said screw it and let it hang but now my wrist hurts and its thrown off my functionality with my hand. Is there anything I can do at this point?
Not if the mallet is a few years old. You can consult with a hand surgeon to talk about surgical options.
So I got mallet finger and I didn't get a stack splint for a week. So I had no splint for a week. Then I got one and put it on. After two weeks I took it off because I was curious how it looked and it was horizontal and not droopy.
After two weeks can the tendon be reattached or does that seem too soon? I still wear the splint six more weeks but after two weeks it doesn't droop anymore.
Thanks
The two links I tried to click on don't work... :-(
I am so sorry! Thank you for letting me know. Here is the link to the mallet finger program: malletfingertreatment.com/
@@VirtualHandCare do you do appointments with patients to cure them for mallet finger I would like to set a appointment with you I am located in Portland,Maine where are you located I mean your office?
What about This report
Hand X-ray Bilateral
01 November 2022
Clinical Information Basene evaluation Mallet deformity related to soft tissue contracture Technique Bilateral hand x-ray. Comparison 17/7/22. Findings Degenerative changes of the right wrist joint with subchondral sclerosis and subchondral cystic changes of the carpal bones. Contracture deformity noted in the bilateral distal interphalangeal joint of the third digit, more pronounced in the left hand. No fracture lines or dislocations. Alignment and joint spaces are maintained. Vascular calcification noted. Conclusion No major significant changes when compared to prior from 17/7/2
Hi there I’m on my 3rd week of splitting how do u know it’s healing under the splint or is it juts a waiting Game till the end of the splinting period
I just got my splint off after 8 weeks. Rehab...is not very comfortable. I'm almost done with my second week and I believe I am starting to see better flexibility. This is a SLOW process! I wore my splint 24/7, with the exception of taking it off after showering and putting it back on. I could not keep it dry with baggies or whatever. Good luck, brother.
Hi..how is your finger doing..I'm on week 6 with splint..I'm not sure if I should take it off now or wait..
@Stephen Jones I understand you did 8 weeks of the splint now you are doing excercises .with intermittent splint use...does your finger stay straight when it is out of the splint..do you worry about using it...my Dr. Is not very helpful and was giving me bad advice..so I'm on my own...I really appreciate any advice
2 years i had mallet finger but it isn't healed till now why? Can it be healed again?🥺🙏
3 years for me I finally want to get something done about it...
@@Cobra_Ono r u doing surgery?
6 years for me ;(
Hi Michelle, i really jammed my middle finger in April, I had X-rays nothing broken. The hand specialist put me in a straight top splint. I could still see my finger drooping. So after two weeks or so I got a stacked splint. After 9 weeks it’s still drooping bad! I went to another doctor who put it in hyper extension. Do you think I can improve? I am desperate! Help please. 🙏🙏🙏
I am glad you went to another doctor who put you in hyperextension. There is still a chance it can get better!
@@VirtualHandCare how many weeks more should I leave it in this splint?
@@chrisonthiaallthingsglam6624 it hardly gets recovered bcz I am also suffering from the same...The best way to come out of this is the exercise and consultantion of a Hand surgeon
i feel the bone sticking out by the intersection of my palm and finger what should i do
Amputate it
Thanks for teaching me! I have a question, my small finger have a fracture for 1 mouth I don't have a mullet please help me I have a deformed in the first zone and truck my finger all the day. My finger can recovered?? :(