Question 1

how can i  determine between a wrist fracture and a wrist sprain?

Accepted Answer

See a hand surgeon: An xray and a good clinical examination should easily be able to distinguish between the two.

Question 2

how to determine the difference between a wrist fracture and a wrist sprain?

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Swelling: There is usually more swelling and defomity and pain with fracture. If pain/discomfort increases rather than getting better over time, have it checked for a fracture.

Question 3

what are some of the signs and symptoms of a broken wrist?

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Several: Wrist fractures show swelling, sometimes evident deformity, resting pain, and pain with motion.  The diagnosis is made with a combination of history taking, physical exam and x-ray examination.

Question 4

please explain what are some symptoms of the different grades in a wrist sprain ?

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See below: If you had a traumatic  fall which usually occurs on an outstretched hand/wrist you most likely having an occult wrist  (distal radius fracture or other corpus or bone contusion.) a spring diagnosis is commonly misused by the emergency room and several patients do not follow up with the appropriate treatment or follow-up physicians as recommended as as patient's thought "" they had a sprain "and should go away on its own have a evaluation by an orthopedic hand specialist good luck thank you.

Question 5

symptoms of sprained wrist compared to some sort of forearm fracture?

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Similar but dift: The symptoms of a sprain vs fracture involve a combination
of pain, swelling and some motion limitation.
The best way to differentiate the two would be history of trauma, 
xray and orhopedic exam
obviously the appropriate treatment will be quite different based
on the actual diagnosis.

Question 6

how to repair a broken wrist?

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Depends: An x-ray will allow your physician to determine whether your fracture can heal appropriately in a cast or if surgical intervention is needed. If you require surgery, typically a plate and screws are used to ensure anatomic alignment of the fracture. Hope this helps best of luck!

Question 7

how can you sleep with a broken wrist?

Accepted Answer

Elevated on pillows: Its always best to try to keep the limb elevated after a fracture to decrease swelling. Placing the arm on pillows to the side as one sleeps is one way to accomplish this.

Question 8

what are restrictions the with a broken wrist?

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No lifting: Restrictions are set and discussed by your doctor. In general, do not lift anything or do any gripping, pushing, pulling, or twisting while healing from a broken wrist. These restrictions are usually in place for six weeks. Failure to restrict your activities may cause the broken pieces to move out of place and worsen your hand and arm function.

Question 9

when before the swelling of broken wrist go down, roughly?

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A routine fractured: Wrist can stay "swollen" for a year or two.
If you really look critically at hte skin of the hand and the blood vessles on the back of the hand ( especially noticelabel when one comparers on side to another) the amount of sweeping if it is localized, painful, causing tendons to rub or click or not getting slowly better can be a concern that should make one speak to the treating provider.

Question 10

my wrist hurts when i bend it back. is this a sign of a broken wrist?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The information you provided is not enough to make a diagnosis.  Was there trauma?  Where is it painful? How painful?  What type of pain? Etc. Etc.  I recommend that you be evaluated and x-ray  done if you think you could have broken it!

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