Broken knucles?

[Anonymous]

I punched a wall really hard and I can’t tighten my fist nor move my pinky swelling is incredibly really bad hurts when I put pressure I’m wondering if they are fractured or broken

[OlderAndWiser]

Experience is a cruel but efficient teacher. . . yes?

There are three things to assess: circulation, neurological damage, and orthopedic trauma.

If your hand is still warm and not noticeably cool, your circulation is not impaired, so you probably don't have vascular damage. Do you have sensation to pinprick over the range of the affected area? If so, you probably don't have any damage to nerves. If you range of motion for your fingers is impaired, you may have fractures or traumatized tendons. You need to have some imaging done to assess the damage. In the meanwhile, use ice to the hand and take 800 mg of ibuprofen unless you have a medical condition that bars you from using ibuprofen.

[Asker]

I can’t feel my finger tips unfortunately

[OlderAndWiser]

That MAY be a result of swollen tissue impinging on a nerve. It's time for a visit to the emergency room.

[Anonymous]

That looks a lot like how my hand looked. For a week I was having a real hard time, that last day of week, I started to feel pain in my hand/fingers. I seen myself punching a wall, and didn't stop, it was like I was in some kind of dream. Then I was able to stop. I called my boyfriend right away and explained everything. He said put ice on it and elevate above your heart, and if it isn't better by the time he gets home, which was 4 hours, He even checked on me between the 4 hours, He got home, and he asked how is my hand, I said awful, getting worse, he then seen it, he said, lets go, I'm taken you to ER.
The Dr said, what happened, and I told him, and I didn't understand why it happened, he said, sometimes some of us, go through that under so much pressure emotionally. He also said, I had hit the wall just right, to get that hurt- the way I did, because I had hit the wood that is in that kind of wall.

[Opinion Owner]

Forgot to say, that I had fractured it-in many places. It was Half casted all the way up to my elbow.

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks, how's it going?

[FictionalCharacter]

Did you learn anything?
Why are you punching walls?

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You should put a ice pack on it for the swelling to go down. Then get it X-ray to see if it’s okay. Cause if you’re concerned about it NOW, let’s hope you don’t do it again. Also don’t forget to take a pain pill 💊 so you could sleep peacefully at night.

[Ghostlock]

Bad thing about being angry and not learning to control it, it can cause many permanent disfigurements of your body. I would go see a doctor ASAP and pray to god that your knuckles can be fixed... and then I would love to control your emotions... those emotions can get you killed... especially when you lose it and you are facing somebody who also has anger issues.

Been there and done that, which is why I am coming down pretty hard on you. Trust me, my man... that shit leads you nowhere real fast and is going to make your life a living hell until you learn to get yourself under control.

[Ghostlock]

learn* not love, heh.

[Massageman]

Visit your doctor or an ER at a hospital and get a diagnosis and treatment.

[GoldenAxer]

I'm a little bit worried about that pinkie. The swelling is something I'm used to from skateboarding to the point where my entire arm turned purple along with that side of my shoulder and chest, and then I realized I fractured my arm a couple of weeks later at the shock to both my wife and doctor. I would at least ice it and see what you can do the following weeks or, on the safe side, go to the doctor and get an x-ray.

[GoldenAxer]

One thing for the future is don't punch anything, and especially walls, on anything but your index and middle finger knuckles, and don't tuck the thumb in when you do.

[GoldenAxer]

If you do it right, your index and middle knuckles will flatten and broaden and deform in a way but they usually won't break

[GoldenAxer]

I have seen my hands bruise as yours though many times, and less from punching walls (although I did that as a teen) and more from falling 20+ feet on them. Usually, it is not broken. I have sample of the dislocated shoulder a maybe the start of a hematoma from recent years:

That was just fresh after injury. The next day my entire arm turned purple and I lost feeling in my fingers and I looked like a bodybuilder with how much my biceps got swollen (except they were purple). No problem! I get like this all the time. This isn't even anywhere close to my worst injuries, only the one where I dashed home to my wife and got her to take a pic. Most of the time, no problem. If broken though, you should wear a cast the whole time. I took off a finger cast after a couple of weeks because I found it annoying and now I got a crooked finger that has arthritic flares here and there.

[Anonymous]

dude what kind of wall did you punch? i punched sheetrock drywall before and my hand never got that swollen. granted it may have been cut up and a little swollen but never to that extent. if your hand gets that swollen from punching sheetrock drywall then you need to learn how to throw a better punch or learn how to properly throw a punch. and your thumb should not be that swollen either. now i got one more question for you. why are you on here asking us if your hand is broken or knuckles are broken instead of going to the hospital or urgent care getting it x-rayed? and why didn't you put ice on it yet?

[exitseven]

If you can move your fingers it is probably not broken. Give it a couple of days and see if it feels better. If not you should get X-rayed.

[Passion_Devil]

I hope the wall looks worse than you. Seek medical care, but meanwhile, put your hand in some ice.

[Phoenix98]

You need to go to the ER or the doctor at the very least you either sprained your wrist or severely bruised your knuckles.

[Anonymous]

I once punched a bunch of paper hard.

The bone of shortest finger got dislocated to the ring finger.
I couldn't have known what to do.. so I went to to doctor.

Go to the doctor !

[smølf]

It's possible, you should see a doctor and get a examination of the injury.

[Wise4myage]

Yeah, go see a doctor or go a hospital. Keep icing it for now.

[jasco]

Well they could be but honestly it could be brusing still going to the doctor will be better than coming here

[BillyBalls]

Looks like you broke a few bones.

Get it x-rayed,

[aquamarine321]

You need to visit the doc you might have broken bones which could get bad and deform

[TurningGraves]

Are u putting ice on it?

[tatianamay]

Jesus, you okay? Pay the doc a visit asap.

[andreasderjuengere]

What about the wall? Is it ok?

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

With all the swelling you should put ice on it

[Joker_]

Probably sustained a pinky finger tendon injury

[KrakenAttackin]

Lesson learned. Go to urgent care.

[Jmmmfi4]

Go to a hospital that looks bad

[Anonymous]

possibly, get an xray and stop punching walls