finger injury

[rambo999]

Hi there,

I am 25 years old. Several years ago i had a fingure injury while catching a ball. Before i could open my ring fingures the ball came and hit my
Distal interphalangial joint(DIP). I developed immediate pain and swelling, but i ignored the problem. After a few days the pain subsided but there was still some swelling visible. I then went for an x-ray, but the x-ray revealed no internal injury. Everything was okay except the swelling when one day i realised that whenever i try to bend my injured fingure near the DIP position inwards, there is a cracking noise inside my fingure near the DIP. This has been continuing for many years now and its very irritating. I have searched on the net for any treatment, but could not get much information. It would be great if anyone knows anything about this kind of injury.

Thanking you,

Prashant.

[Nicholas]

Hi Rambo999:
I think that you should get some more X-rays. You said that when you got X-rays for when you first injured it and the X-rays showed no damage and now it is starting to hurt again. Well, I think you should get more X-Rays. I think you should not put up with it any longer.
By the way, I also have a similar problem with my hand. I am experiencing some pain in the space left of my left thumb. It is the same hand with the finger I fractured a few months ago. Does anyone know anything about that or had that injury? That'd be a good help:)!