Injury Feedback wanted!! Broken/dislocated finger

Done that about 4 years ago now. Pinkie finger though. Mine was a little unique in that it didnt heal right at first (4 weeks in), so had surgery on it, then another 6 weeks later it had healed crooked, so had another surgery which finally fixed it. Total time was 4.5 months... For a stupid finger. I would say its 85% "normal" now and dont expect it to get any better. Definitely doesn't grip the bar like an unbroken finger would but its managable since its just a pinkie. One thing is for sure though, be aggressive with the PT and you will get results. Good luck.

I had the exactly same injury happen to me on the end of the last November. A doctor pulled the finger back into place and it was falsely diagnosed as not broken. Another doctor made the correct diagnose, there was a piece of bone shattered on the underside of the joint and the joint didn't stay on place because of that. Two weeks after the incident I had a surgery where an extension block (a spike) was installed into my finger:

After two and a half weeks the spike was removed. The finger was really sore and stiff, I couldn't move it barely at all. Now, four months after the crash the finger is still quite stiff, but not that sore anymore. I can bend the joint to about 85 degree angle and I can extend it to about 35 degree angle. So I can't touch the palm, not even nearly. I hope it will get better, but it doesn't hinder much on the daily stuff anymore, and what's the most important, I can grip the handlebars and ride without any real problems now.
I have been riding for about a month now, so after some three months I started to ride easily, but soon the finger felt pretty good and I started to ride more agressively. I would say I ride without thinking the finger at all now.
I even tried rock climbing at the gym, it went surprisinly well. I didn't put all my weight on the injured hand, but there was quite a lot of strain on the finger and it didn't get worse after that.

I've dislocated two fingers in my left hand. I effed up my index finger pretty good after going OTB; it looked like a squished accordion, and the super professional doctors and staff in the ER all made helpful comments like "OMG, that looks terrible!" They popped that bad boy in place and x-rays showed a fracture in the bone. This happened in July 2012. I was back doing mellow XC rides in about 2 weeks, and in about 4 weeks I was back on the DH bike. I was sketchy on the bike for a good two months though, especially because it was my braking finger, and the finger was pretty weak for a while. I luckily didn't re-aggravate it after the first break, and it was smooth sailing after that. Right now, about 1.5 yrs later, I still can't bend the finger as much as the one on my other hand, although it's about 95% there. The finger is definitely stiffer, and I imagine it's gonna stay that way.

I also dislocated my ring finger after a silly washout; it was pointing at an unnatural angle that made my riding buddy freak out when he saw it. That one I was able to just pop back into place. I don't think there was any bone damage, but I don't know for sure. This happened June 2013, and it was less serious than my other dislocation. I was back on the bike in about a week, and maybe like 2-3 weeks in I was back to being pinned. However, I kept having stupid little crashes and hurting my finger. It was never anything serious, but it got swollen and was stuck in the shape of a curved talon. I pretty much just rode the rest of the season in minor discomfort. Now, about 9 months later, it's in great shape. I'd say I'm back to 100% strength and motion, although the finger is definitely stiff.

Edit: Damn, looks like my injuries were very minor compared to you guys above: I do remember that the first few weeks after the injury sucked. I happened to have one of those finger strengthener things that guitar players use which really helped.

Also broke my pinkie right at metacarpaphalangeal joint (hand still on the grip when I went down in the rocks). Also 4 years ago; no dislocation though. Took an extensive amount of PT (including hand-in-warmed-corn-husks each session) to get where I could close mostly into a fist again. Pinkie middle knuckle stuck out for a year+, making wrenching in tight spaces a PIA. It is now 90-95% except when the weather is cold.

Totally agree with motomike - - do your PT religiously and make sure your dr. referral is good for as many sessions as you need to make things right.

I broke my left hand index knuckle in 2011, 1st day riding DH at Plattekill.
It took me about 2 months to start to do easy rides again.
I was healed up enough to start getting aggressive again by about 5+ months.
Even after a year I noticed it a bit - some stiffness & my mobility/ability to grip isn't the same - I mean that I can grip the bike & am weight lifting more than ever now, but it seems to be because my other fingers are compensating for the lack of flexibility in that knuckle.

I recommend that you see an orthopedic surgeon that specializes in hand. Sounds like you had an avulsion fracture and i suspect that surgery is usually not indicated unless there are other fractures or significant functional loss. Tendons heal slow unfortunately. And scarred tendons lose some elasticity/mobility that may never be regained. I dislocated my pinkie at the knuckle and it took me at least a year until i could form a fist.

Follow PT religiously and have patience.

I put my foot down awkwardly in a rock garden and sprained my foot and broke my navicular in Oct 2012. I was in a cast with crutches for over a month, then luckily, despite a waiting list of over a month for non-emergency patients (private hospital), I was given a CT scan which found the break wasn't too bad. I was lightly walking a few weeks after that.
It took me about 2.5 months to start to start riding again. I was back to my normal riding ability within a few weeks. Now after 1.5 years I don't even think about it when I ride.