Reply #2: Direct trauma to one or more fingers.

[ianbruce]

Definition:
Direct trauma to one or more fingers.

Alternative names
Finger(s) - smashed; Crushed digits

Considerations:
If an injury to a finger occurs at the tip and does not involve a joint, the help of a doctor may not be needed. Even if the bone is broken, a splint may not necessarily be recommended by the doctor.

Causes:
Finger(s) can be smashed by a hammer blow, a car door, a desk drawer, a baseball, or some other force.

Symptoms:
Finger pain
Swelling
Loss of fingernail
Discoloration or bruising of the finger or fingernail


Nail Regrowth:
The first growth is usually growing while the root is still repairing itself and isn't always a look you want to see at all. Give it about 6 months (on a finger that is about 4 new nails worth of growth across your nail bed)

See: http://fingernailcare.com/forum/data/273.html