| Re: Cycling with a splint for "mallet finger"?
> Anyone done this? Know if it's possible. Last week I dislocated my left
> pinkie playing baskeball and have to keep it in a splint for 6 weeks.
> This week I dislocated my other pinkie playing basketball (fluke) and
> have to keep it in a splint for 4 weeks. I don't think I can cycle until
> the 4 week splint comes off. Which means I'll be itching to get on my
> bike after that.
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> The problem is that with mallet finger you have to leave the splint on
> constantly for 6 weeks or else the finger becomes deformed. So I want to
> get back on the bike, but I don't know how risky that is.
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> Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Preston
I fell and jammed my finger in a way that the finger went sideways at the
middle joint. The doc got out some tape and taped it to the finger next to
it. He said not to use a split. Maybe your doc put on the splint, but
perhaps you could get away with taping the fingers together for awhile. You
could ask him.
Pat
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> A picture for fun.
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/30367835@N00/359236327/
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