| Finger injuries are common and range from minor cuts | | | | or other soft tissue. |
| and scrapes/wounds through to damage to bones, | | | | Dislocations are also another common injury that can |
| tendons and ligaments. If these injuries are not treated | | | | occur when it comes to our fingers. A dislocation |
| properly they can lead to permanent deformity as well | | | | refers to an injury to a joint that causes a bone to |
| as a loss of function. Our fingers are one of the | | | | move out of its normal alignment. Finger dislocations |
| easiest parts of our body that we can injure; they are | | | | are one of the most common dislocations and can |
| also one of the most used parts of our body. | | | | easily be caused by a direct blow to the finger through |
| If you are unfortunate enough to suffer from an injury | | | | aspects such as playing sport or through elements of |
| to your fingers then it is important that you receive | | | | a job such as construction work. It should be noted |
| careful treatment as this will ensure that you have a | | | | that you should be careful where dislocations are |
| fast and more complete recovery. With finger injuries | | | | concerned as they have the potential of causing |
| some of the symptoms that you may be suffering | | | | damage to the surrounding ligaments, which hold the |
| from include; bleeding, bruising, deformity and swelling; | | | | bones together. They can become over stretched and |
| you may also notice redness and signs of infection but | | | | remain that way even after the dislocation has been |
| if this is the case they won't develop for a few hours | | | | reduced. |
| days after your initial injury. As soon as you start to | | | | One other common injury that can occur to your |
| notice symptoms such as these it is important that you | | | | fingers are nerve injuries. Within our fingers we have |
| control the bleeding and elevate the hand. You should | | | | two nerves running alone each side of your fingers. If |
| ensure that the wound is clean and dry before | | | | you damage the nerve you can cause numbness on |
| applying a bandage to it. This is however just a | | | | the side of the finger. |
| temporary measure until you can get the medical | | | | Most finger injuries are caused as the result of a direct |
| treatment that you will require to ensure that you finger | | | | blow or cut. Many finger injuries are often work related |
| heals correctly. | | | | and in many cases the finger becomes jammed, |
| There are many different ways in which you can | | | | twisted or stretched. Some of the main causes of |
| cause damage to your fingers such as a fracture | | | | finger injuries are work or sport related as well as |
| broken bone. Fractures to the finger are common and | | | | being the result of a slip, trip or fall. If you have |
| each finger has three bones (expect for the thumb). | | | | suffered a personal injury that has left you with a |
| These bones are known as phalanges and are made | | | | direct injury to your finger then you could be entitled to |
| up of the proximal (closest) phalanx, the middle | | | | make a claim for compensation. If you wish to make a |
| phalanx, and the distal (furthest) phalanx. A fracture of | | | | claim for compensation after an injury to your finger |
| a phalanx may be an isolated injury, but it is often | | | | then get in touch with a team of solicitors who will be |
| associated with injury to tendons, ligaments, fingernails, | | | | able to help you find out where you stand legally. |