How do i tell if I've fractured a finger?

[seppuku]

Flexing hurts, can clench a reasonably tight fist but pain results while the joint moves. The joint one along from the knuckle hurts but the rest of the finger doesnt. Finger generally swollen but not gone interesting colours yet. Doesnt hurt much to type with it either. Feels roughly normal compared with other hand.
Since i expected a broken finger to hurt rather a lot more than this i figure im probably ok. Anyone think an x-ray is a worth the time or got a suggestion for a different way to work out what ive done to it?

Oh yeah, i hurt it by falling out of a tree. Turned out to be more rotten than i expected.
Cheers

[EmptyneSs]

Flexing hurts, can clench a reasonably tight fist but pain results while the joint moves. The joint one along from the knuckle hurts but the rest of the finger doesnt. Finger generally swollen but not gone interesting colours yet. Doesnt hurt much to type with it either. Feels roughly normal compared with other hand.
Since i expected a broken finger to hurt rather a lot more than this i figure im probably ok. Anyone think an x-ray is a worth the time or got a suggestion for a different way to work out what ive done to it?

Oh yeah, i hurt it by falling out of a tree. Turned out to be more rotten than i expected.
Cheers

if its broken you shouldnt be able to move it, and it would be very swollen and red. but im not a dr, im just a pothead/martial artist so who knows.

[seppuku]

Thats pretty much what id expected. Broken finger shouldnt be bending and should be hurting a lot more than this. Girlfriend disagreed tho on the basis that she's broken many fingers and it didnt always go like that. I think itll probably be fine tho. Cheers

[phxbigdog]

Flexing hurts, can clench a reasonably tight fist but pain results while the joint moves. The joint one along from the knuckle hurts but the rest of the finger doesnt. Finger generally swollen but not gone interesting colours yet. Doesnt hurt much to type with it either. Feels roughly normal compared with other hand.
Since i expected a broken finger to hurt rather a lot more than this i figure im probably ok. Anyone think an x-ray is a worth the time or got a suggestion for a different way to work out what ive done to it?

Oh yeah, i hurt it by falling out of a tree. Turned out to be more rotten than i expected.
Cheers

Flick the tip of your finger a few times, where you would clip the nail. . Lots of pain? broken. No? Not broken.

[sr20detfreak]

if its just a finger and not a metacarple then if the finger is not out of line all a doc is gonna do is charge you a nice fee and buddy wrap it. Now i just broke my 5th metacarple and needed to be set and casted, if this is problem you want to get it checked out cause can effect the way your fist curls for a long time

[WuChi]

if its just a finger and not a metacarple then if the finger is not out of line all a doc is gonna do is charge you a nice fee and buddy wrap it. Now i just broke my 5th metacarple and needed to be set and casted, if this is problem you want to get it checked out cause can effect the way your fist curls for a long time

I think you should get an x-ray, the only way to know. As for the last post, not a metacarple?, Meta and the various ending are Latin, and your finger obviously is a meta, lol.

[sr20detfreak]

ok
metacarple meta-finger carple-wrist its the piece involved in a boxers fracture a finger fracture and metacarple fracture are much different.

thanks

[jubaji]

Tape it up, stop being a wuss, and stop climbing trees like a ten year-old kid.

[westway50]

well theres nothing wrong with climbing a tree... but check with a doctor just in case