WRs and Broken Fingers (1 Viewer)

[jbird]

I have read that after TOs surgery he should be back in 2-4 weeks.

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Owens, who broke his hand in Sunday night's game against

Washington, had a plate screwed into the bone attached to his right

ring finger during an operation Monday evening. His recovery time

is estimated at two to four weeks

I have read that Drew Carter broke a finger that doesn't seem to require surgery.

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Three more Panthers suffered injuries in Carolina's loss to Minnesota on Sunday -- receiver Drew Carter (broken finger), cornerback Ken Lucas (shoulder), and safety Shaun Williams (foot).

Coach John Fox said Carter's finger would not require surgery.

Carter, who was injured on a second-quarter reverse, had his right forearm wrapped in a soft cast Monday, from the base of his fingers to just above his wrist.

"It'll be all right," he said. "Right now it's just a lot more swelling than anything."

Carter believes he will be able to play Sunday at Tampa Bay, perhaps wearing a pad on the hand with the fingers taped together.

My question is this - why does one finger require surgery and 2-4 weeks recovery time and why does one require perhaps wearing a pad with the fingers taped together. Is this because the breaks were at different points on the finger? It would seem TOs break is where the finger meets the hand. Is Carter's break higher up?

I'm sure we are all trying to get a better handle on Carter's situation considering Smith's 2nd opinion. Any insight would be helpful.

 

[soymex]

this isn't useful information-

but didn't farve used to break his recievers fingers a lot?

i don't remember them being out of commission ever but you would hear them say how farve threw so hard it broke their fingers on occasion. or was this just farve hyperbole and hype?

 

[Tat]

I believe it was the location of the break, whether it is the actual finger or somewhere behind the knuckle.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

but didn't farve used to break his recievers fingers a lot?

No. They'd dislocate them.

 

[swirvenirvin]

not really sure, but I broke my finger just last thursday playing football, I continued to play for another half hour or so, just thought it was jammed, by this Thursday if I had to I bet I would be able to play and catch, at about 80% if it was wrapped, I guess it depends and where the break is

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

not really sure, but I broke my finger just last thursday playing football, I continued to play for another half hour or so, just thought it was jammed, by this Thursday if I had to I bet I would be able to play and catch, at about 80% if it was wrapped, I guess it depends and where the break is

And the severity of the break. There are huge differences in both variables.

 

[Wreckincrew]

I believe it was the location of the break...

You're right, I broke my finger at in Jamaca. That sucked.

That would be funnier without the extra words and with the proper spelling.

 

[coolnerd]

If the local newspaper is correct, the injury for TO is actually a fracture of the bone leading from your ring finger along the back of his hand.

 

[Bri]

If the local newspaper is correct, the injury for TO is actually a fracture of the bone leading from your ring finger along the back of his hand.

huh? did you miss a knuckle?

 

[Bri]

but didn't farve used to break his recievers fingers a lot?

No. They'd dislocate them.

some of both reallyI remember a sunday morning 12-1pm segment where they showed what's his name's hands....Morgan?overtired, can't think of his name. He actually had "mallet finger" which is a common baseball injury that's cropped up in football over the years. Basically the tip is stretched sideways by such force it pulls the ligament and stays there.

Sake of this thread, there's alot of bones in your hand+fingers for there to be different time frames. Hard to word this-The bone goes into the knuckle which is a sort of U or half circle shape. If a side of the U breaks off, it can point sideways and be dislocated instantly. Not that hard to do. Press would call that a break while others call it a dislocation and "all in all" it's both.

A "jam" which we all have probably had playing hoops can be a stress fracture and a sprain.

Fingers can be confusing as there's so many joints and bones.

some links better than my layman's explanation

Mallet finger http://www.meritcare.com/hwdb/showtopic.as...;pd_hwid=tw9502

general article

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/broken_finger/article_em.htm

general again with some pics

http://www.emedicine.com/Plastic/topic512.htm

 

[Bri]

here's driver saying how many times he broke his fingers

http://www.packersnews.com/legacy/favre200..._18779513.shtml

Saw this while looking for Freeman pics

Sun 08-Sep-1991) @ Detroit Lions - Rodney Peete completed a career-high 25 passes on 38 attempts for 271 yards and a TD to lead Detroit to its first win of the 1991 season, 23-14 over the Packers. Ten of those passes fell into the battle-worn hands of Robert Clark, who garnered career-highs in both receptions and yardage (143), despite a broken finger, a dislocated finger, and ligament damage to several other digits.

 

[coolnerd]

If the local newspaper is correct, the injury for TO is actually a fracture of the bone leading from your ring finger along the back of his hand.

huh? did you miss a knuckle?

I know I not a medical person, but I thought most people would get it. For more exactness, it would be the bone directly below (towards the wrist) the knuckle or the extended finger bone not an actual digit.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

If the local newspaper is correct, the injury for TO is actually a fracture of the bone leading from your ring finger along the back of his hand.

huh? did you miss a knuckle?

I know I not a medical person, but I thought most people would get it. For more exactness, it would be the bone directly below (towards the wrist) the knuckle or the extended finger bone not an actual digit.

I believe you were originally referring to a metacarpal, no?http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/lesson5palmofhand.htm

 

[B Maverick]

Maybe its just TO playing up the injury so upon his return he can once again be a "hero" and come back much sooner then expected to "help" his team?!?!

 

[coolnerd]

If the local newspaper is correct, the injury for TO is actually a fracture of the bone leading from your ring finger along the back of his hand.

huh? did you miss a knuckle?

I know I am not a medical person, but I thought most people would get it. For more exactness, it would be the bone directly below (towards the wrist) the knuckle or the extended finger bone not an actual digit.

I believe you were originally referring to a metacarpal, no?http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/lesson5palmofhand.htm

Yes, I made the assumption that most non-medical types would have to look up or have an explanation of metacarpal (I did), so I went for an attempt to explain it.