Broken Fingers?

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Need a little advice from people who have had broken fingers and returned to footy.

Ive recently received 3 fractures and torn ligaments to my right middle finger in the middle joint, attempting and successfully may i add, smothering a shot on goal.

After getting X-rays, CT scans and whatnot, ive been advised a 4-5 week minimum footy return date from a hand surgeon.
He has advised that I will need to wear the splint for the rest of the season when I do come back and play and advised me of the possible need to purchase a glove for protection.

Now, i'm not one to ever consider wearing a glove, cause frankly i think it is one of the most w***erish things seen on a footy field, but i'm willing to if it will help the finger.

How have other people come back and played after a bad finger break and what precautions were taken?

cheers

 

[rizzo]

Didn't do it as bad as yours.. But i just used to strap it up (index) with my middle finger.

For a couple weeks after i wore like a white splint type thing which sucked, was hard to play with but you get used to it.

As for gloves, lots of players wear them. Not really sure what they do but have a good talk to your doc about the + and - of having one.

 

[Hawks1523]

Like Rizzo said playing with a splint is a weird feeling. Broke my left ring finger, had it tapped to my middle which made life a little difficult. Was only out 3 games.

 

[WazzaAC]

Was out for 5 weeks, had it strapped and protected with a guard. It sucks, but much better than damaging it again when you return.

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

I fractured my ring finger & did minor damage to ligaments after a ball skidded on a wet surface rather than bounce as I had expected it to.

I pretty much played through the season carrying a pretty sore finger. Bad thing is that even though the bone healed, the ligaments kept getting bruised everytime i copped a knocked to it. Basically had my finger swell up after every game, as well as the odd training session.

But its not something that stopped me from playing.
That said, your injury sounds a lot more severe. If it were me i'd just take the 4-5 weeks off.

 

[Checkers]

After i broke my hand i hate to wear a glove with a guard in it.

Id say just splint the finger put a glove on and you should be right.