Difficulty Bending Left Middle Finger After Injury and Surgery - #50892

Consulting the concerned plastic surgeon

WHEN A FINGER IS FORCEFULLY TWISTED THERE CAN BE LIGAMENT DAMAGE TENDON INJURY JOINT CAPSULE INJURY OR EVEN A SMALL FRACTURE SOMETIMES AFTER SURGERY THE INTERNAL TISSUES HEAL WITH SCAR FORMATION AND THAT SCAR TISSUE CAN PREVENT NORMAL BENDING MOVEMENT IF YOUR SURGERY WAS DONE ON THIRD JANUARY TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SIX AND IT HAS BEEN WEEKS SINCE THEN STIFFNESS CAN STILL BE PRESENT ESPECIALLY IF REGULAR AND PROPER PHYSIOTHERAPY HAS NOT BEEN DONE FINGER JOINTS BECOME STIFF VERY QUICKLY IF THEY ARE NOT MOBILIZED EARLY AND CONSISTENTLY AFTER SURGERY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING NOW IS HAND PHYSIOTHERAPY UNDER GUIDANCE OF A TRAINED HAND THERAPIST DAILY GENTLE PASSIVE BENDING EXERCISES ARE REQUIRED WHERE YOU USE YOUR OTHER HAND TO SLOWLY BEND THE AFFECTED FINGER HOLD FOR TEN SECONDS AND THEN RELEASE THIS SHOULD BE REPEATED MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY WARM WATER FOMENTATION BEFORE DOING THE EXERCISES CAN HELP LOOSEN THE TISSUES AND IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY DO NOT FORCE THE FINGER SUDDENLY BUT REGULAR CONTROLLED MOVEMENT IS NECESSARY IF THERE IS CONTINUOUS PAIN SWELLING REDNESS OR YOU FEEL A HARD BLOCK WHILE TRYING TO BEND YOU SHOULD VISIT YOUR PLASTIC SURGEON AGAIN SOMETIMES AN ULTRASOUND OR REASSESSMENT IS NEEDED TO CHECK IF THE TENDON IS GLIDING PROPERLY OR IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE SCAR TISSUE DO NOT WAIT TOO LONG BECAUSE AFTER THREE TO FOUR MONTHS STIFFNESS BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO CORRECT EARLY AND CONSISTENT REHABILITATION GIVES BETTER RESULTS