[LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture
hi everyone, thank you for your messages and input. the professor who saw me is a hobby musician too, so he understood the need to regain flexibility and strength. his recommendation was a moulded finger brace, at a nicely curved angle so that the avulsion fracture heals more easily. he also recommended that while i wear the brace for most of the day and while sleeping, i should take it off to do some flexing and stretching exercises thrice daily to maintain and build flexibility and strength. the doc said no playing for two weeks but i can start some basic warmup type fingerings after two weeks. 80% function should be back in 6 weeks and 100% within 3-4 months. hurrah! i'm just glad surgery is not required, as i'd been googling images of 'fractured finger surgery' and pretty much scaring myself silly. thank you all! :D best, Edward On 4 July 2018 at 12:27, Edward C. Yong <[1]edward.y...@gmail.com> wrote: hi lute people. i had a fall and ended up injuring my left index finger. specifically an avulsion fracture at the base of the intermediate phalanx. have any of you or folk you know had such an injury? my finger's in a splint now, and i'm wondering how long healing will take. i'm seeing the hand surgeon tomorrow and wonder if i should ask for a pin to help it set and heal properly. any advice welcome! Edward Chrysogonus Yong [2]edward.y...@gmail.com -- References 1. mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com 2. mailto:edward.y...@gmail.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture
See the best specialist possible as soon as possible. Avulsion is especially serious because loss of circulation could result in gangrene necessitating amputation. A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. > On Jul 3, 2018, at 9:27 PM, Edward C. Yong wrote: > > hi lute people. > > i had a fall and ended up injuring my left index finger. specifically an > avulsion fracture at the base of the intermediate phalanx. have any of you or > folk you know had such an injury? > > my finger's in a splint now, and i'm wondering how long healing will take. > > i'm seeing the hand surgeon tomorrow and wonder if i should ask for a pin to > help it set and heal properly. any advice welcome! > > > Edward Chrysogonus Yong > edward.y...@gmail.com > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth.edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html=DwIDAg=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E=wZrodift9ekSW1-TPI3YGODdBxAz6NdLiEgiPSqxAOs=75CqAxh2vY2k-d6Zvn9K-H24MlbctJLB8PjkI7voR7Y=
[LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture
Definitely get it evaluated by a hand specialist to make sure you get the appropriate treatment. I had a mallet finger injury to my right middle finger, which basically broke off a chip of bone and disconnected the end joint from half of the associated muscles and tendons. Splinting probably would have left the joint stiff or even immobile, so the surgeon opened it up, sewed the piece of bone in place, and then pinned the joint for six weeks. The joint was basically frozen during that period, and I not only could not play, I had to learn to fence left handed. I did regain full use of the joint but it took several months. I haven't played volley ball since then... Good luck. Guy -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of William Walton Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 7:26 AM To: Edward C. Yong Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture I had a "hammer" or "mallet" injury to the middle finger of my right hand, which is a snapping of the ligament to the final phalanx. I think that this is similar to an avulsion fracture. The doctor placed the finger in a splint, with the injured phalanx bent slightly backward. After three months the splint was removed. The finger had straightened, and the ligament had re-attached itself to the phalanx by the normal process of healing. The finger was extremely stiff however, and it was a few months before it returned to its original function. It is now fully recovered. Best Brad. -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Edward C. Yong Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 12:28 AM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Finger Fracture hi lute people. i had a fall and ended up injuring my left index finger. specifically an avulsion fracture at the base of the intermediate phalanx. have any of you or folk you know had such an injury? my finger's in a splint now, and i'm wondering how long healing will take. i'm seeing the hand surgeon tomorrow and wonder if i should ask for a pin to help it set and heal properly. any advice welcome! Edward Chrysogonus Yong edward.y...@gmail.com To get on or off this list see list information at https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http:%2F%2Fwww.cs.dartmouth.edu%2F~wbc%2Flute-admin%2Findex.html=02%7C01%7C%7C9d2e1993d320491ca20308d5e1ba3228%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636663112171302570=3Nanr%2FTYhvEdJn7o%2FDJlrvoqdBQey38nj9TqXH9bJqk%3D=0
[LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture
Though I never broke a finger, I was told by various people that it is imperative that You use an injured limb as early as you can, even if it hurts, to ensure that it heals in a way that it returns to its normal function. Splints or plasters kept too long are said to result in stiffness or impaired mobility. Am 04.07.2018 um 16:26 schrieb William Walton: I had a "hammer" or "mallet" injury to the middle finger of my right hand, which is a snapping of the ligament to the final phalanx. I think that this is similar to an avulsion fracture. The doctor placed the finger in a splint, with the injured phalanx bent slightly backward. After three months the splint was removed. The finger had straightened, and the ligament had re-attached itself to the phalanx by the normal process of healing. The finger was extremely stiff however, and it was a few months before it returned to its original function. It is now fully recovered. Best Brad. -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Edward C. Yong Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 12:28 AM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Finger Fracture hi lute people. i had a fall and ended up injuring my left index finger. specifically an avulsion fracture at the base of the intermediate phalanx. have any of you or folk you know had such an injury? my finger's in a splint now, and i'm wondering how long healing will take. i'm seeing the hand surgeon tomorrow and wonder if i should ask for a pin to help it set and heal properly. any advice welcome! Edward Chrysogonus Yong edward.y...@gmail.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture
I had a "hammer" or "mallet" injury to the middle finger of my right hand, which is a snapping of the ligament to the final phalanx. I think that this is similar to an avulsion fracture. The doctor placed the finger in a splint, with the injured phalanx bent slightly backward. After three months the splint was removed. The finger had straightened, and the ligament had re-attached itself to the phalanx by the normal process of healing. The finger was extremely stiff however, and it was a few months before it returned to its original function. It is now fully recovered. Best Brad. -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Edward C. Yong Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2018 12:28 AM To: Lute List Subject: [LUTE] Finger Fracture hi lute people. i had a fall and ended up injuring my left index finger. specifically an avulsion fracture at the base of the intermediate phalanx. have any of you or folk you know had such an injury? my finger's in a splint now, and i'm wondering how long healing will take. i'm seeing the hand surgeon tomorrow and wonder if i should ask for a pin to help it set and heal properly. any advice welcome! Edward Chrysogonus Yong edward.y...@gmail.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Finger Fracture
Oh, I feel your pain! So sorry to hear that. I just want to tell you that Ive made more progress practicing while injured than at normal times. Ive had injuries where I could not really push the strings down, or it would be bad to do that, so I just touched them over the frets with the left hand. This is a wonderful exercise technique and I try to remember to use it often. In your case, it looks like you will be practicing the right hand for a while. Think of it as an opportunity. It is a challenge to imagine the right notes while playing open strings, but useful. Of course you could mute the strings. You play a lot of Baroque music dont you? I wish you a speedy recovery, but dont rush it! On Jul 4, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Edward C. Yong wrote: > hi lute people. > > i had a fall and ended up injuring my left index finger. specifically an > avulsion fracture at the base of the intermediate phalanx. have any of you or > folk you know had such an injury? > > my finger's in a splint now, and i'm wondering how long healing will take. > > i'm seeing the hand surgeon tomorrow and wonder if i should ask for a pin to > help it set and heal properly. any advice welcome! > > > Edward Chrysogonus Yong > edward.y...@gmail.com > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ --
