Patrick J. McDaid, M.D.

A finger dislocation is a joint injury in which the finger bones move apart or sideways. The ends of the bones are no longer aligned normally. Finger dislocations usually happen when the finger is bent backward beyond its normal limit of motion. The bones that make up the joints of the fingers are known as phalanges and metacarpal bones. A dislocated finger is crooked, painful and swollen, and its surface skin may be cut, scraped or bruised. If a dislocated finger has been st