Broken Pinky Finger - Post Surgery Stiffness

[imq]

I had surgery done on my broken pinky finger on January 1, 2008, which I broke while playing football, and I was in the cast for 6 weeks after that. After the cast came out, the doctor told me to go to therapy for 6 weeks/ 2 times a week to get rid of the stiffness in the finger. Now it is May 5th, 2008 and I have 2 more weeks of therapy left but still the finger is a little stiff. I can bend it but not fully and in terms of going back up it doesn't move at all.

The therapist has told me that doctor's could do another surgery to loosen up the tendons but I will wait to ask a doctor until my therapy is done.

The questions that I had is:

1) What are the chances that I can still gain full momentum in my pinky finger?
2) If I am not able to get the stiffness out, can anyone tell about the surgery the therapist was talking about?

Greatly appreciate your help.

Thanks

[kys112]

I had a displaced fracture on my right pinky on Sept 30, had surgery on Oct 3 with 2 k wires inserted and was immobilized in a cast for 4 weeks afterwards.  I had my cast and pins taken off on Oct 31 and as expected I was very stiff and the finger was swollen.  I came across this site and was very scared.  The next 4 weeks I went to hand therapy 2x a week and did the excercises as much as I could at home everyday.  I was told in the beginning that my finger is on the stiffer side of things and that I may need tenolysis.  All my rehab and hard works has paid off, currently 4 weeks post pin/cast removal I have 75 degree movement on my pip and 70 on my dip, MCP is as good as new.  I still have a bit of work to do to make a full fist but I think I can get there in the next month.  So to everyone with a stiff finger, just work hard and stay positive and you will get there.  My progress on my pip is as follows: week 1 -20 degrees, week 2 - 45 degrees, week 3 - 65 degrees and week 4 - 75 degrees.  I resumed weight lifting (machines) on my injured hand starting in week 2.  Stay positive everyone and good luck!  Oh and I never had any weird adhesion breaking sensations, all my progress came on gradually I never had an incident where I felt a pop and suddenly gained a bunch of ROM.

[marynrandy]

Hi Knightraino6 did you ever get back the full use of your pinkey finger after the break.  I am going thur the same thing right now & it has been almost 5 weeks & I still cannot bend my finger very much.  thanks

[marynrandy]

Hi Knightraino6 did you ever get back the full use of your pinkey finger after the break.  I am going thur the same thing right now & it has been almost 5 weeks & I still cannot bend my finger very much.  thanks

[majaca]

Has anyone had any luck with breaking up their scarred tendon tissue from bone?

[majaca]

Hi
I hope you're still getting notifications if someone responds to you. I would like to know exactly what moves/exercises you did, to break up your pinky scar tissue back in 2009. I have the same issue. My DIP is tipped down at about 25 degrees-in other words I cannot lift it up to straighten it more than that degree. So, it's never completely straight. It's almost certain due to the tendon being stuck down from my March dislocation, of which I did not realize was occurring until 7wks later. =O This is driving me crazy, not being able to 'lift up' the tip. Please respond with what maneuvers you did to break scarring! Thanks!

[JD1963]

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Thanks  JD1963