Jammed my finger.

[Jason1]

well I went to the doctor this morning, my mom works there so its easy to get me in, and its free. Its not broken, but apparently I didnt actually "Jam" it per say, but I bent the finger back to the point where it broke the ligament that connects the 2 bones in my finger. Ive got the finger in a splint I guess you would call it, for 2 to 3 weeks. It keeps the finger bent, and I cant move it. It sucks, but im just glad its not my writing hand.

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Jason1

well I went to the doctor this morning, my mom works there so its easy to get me in, and its free. Its not broken, but apparently I didnt actually "Jam" it per say, but I bent the finger back to the point where it broke the ligament that connects the 2 bones in my finger. Ive got the finger in a splint I guess you would call it, for 2 to 3 weeks. It keeps the finger bent, and I cant move it. It sucks, but im just glad its not my writing hand.

I searched Wikipedia for 'jammed finger' and that's the description that first came up, under something called 'mallet finger'. As far as I know I've never gotten a jam so bad that it tore the ligament.... ouch.