Is a broken finger serious?

In fact, tendons and bones are two different tissues in Western medicine. What we think of as tendons are actually tissues that connect bones, such as ligaments, tendons, etc. Hands are one of the parts of our body that is most easily injured because they are used so frequently. The tendons in the fingers can easily be broken when hit or pulled by external force. This is actually very serious because it will affect activities. If this happens, you should seek medical attention immediately.

What kind of injury is it if the tendons and tendons of the fingers are broken?

The key is to determine whether functional impact is caused after the treatment. Forensic identification is recommended. Article 21 of the "Standards for the Identification of Minor Human Injuries (Trial)" stipulates that the length of a single wound on the skin and subcutaneous tissue of a limb reaches 10 cm (8 cm for children) or the total length of wounds reaches 15 cm (12 cm for children); the sensory nerves, blood vessels, and tendons are injured and function is affected. Article 8 of the "Standards for the Identification of Serious Injuries to the Human Body" states that although a limb is intact, it has lost its function, which refers to one of the following situations: (viii) metacarpal fractures affect the function of one hand, making it impossible to point or grasp objects〔2〕; (ix) the thumb of one hand is contracted and deformed, making it impossible to point or grasp objects; (x) any three fingers of one hand, except the thumb, are contracted and deformed, making it impossible to point or grasp objects; What will happen if the tendons of a finger are broken and not treated: loss of finger function

What rehabilitation exercises should I do if my finger tendons are broken?

Generally, in your case, exercise starts from the wrist joint to the interphalangeal joint.

Do active exercises first, flexing the metacarpophalangeal joints and the joints between them when extending your wrist (like making a fist)

When extending the palmar joint, the wrist joint and distal interphalangeal joint should be flexed.

Passive flexion of the wrist and fingers.

Two sets a day, 10 times each

The plaster can be removed in about a month. Do three sets a day, 20 times each set.

After one and a half months, you can do passive exercises, using your uninjured hand or someone else to help you exercise.

The exercise method is the same as above: starting from the wrist joint to the interphalangeal joint

When you extend your wrist, bend the metacarpophalangeal joints and the joints between them (like making a fist).

When extending the metacarpophalangeal joint, the wrist joint and distal interphalangeal joint should be flexed.

It's just that now you are assisted by others, in conjunction with your own active efforts.

You can feel a tight pull and stop for about 10 seconds.

Actively flex your wrist and fingers.

1. You can do strength exercises after about 8 weeks. You can do some exercises with holding small balls, plasticine, etc.

   You can cooperate with physical therapies such as infrared lamps, ultrasound, wax therapy, etc. to reduce swelling, soften scars and adhesion tissues, but exercise should still be the main focus and should be done gradually.

   You'd better confirm whether the ulnar nerve is broken. If the ulnar nerve is broken, although the hand muscles will obviously atrophy in the future, the hand function is still good, except that the ring finger and little finger can not be extended very straight. However, if you perform lumbrical muscle function reconstruction surgery, the hand function will basically not be affected much.

   There is no special attention to diet.

   As long as you stick to reasonable exercise, you can basically recover. If not, you will need to undergo tendon release surgery 3 to 6 months after the operation. Tendon release is a minor operation, so don't worry. There should be no problem in recovering your function after the operation.