Question 1

wrist sprain or fracture? what are sympotoms?

Accepted Answer

Pain and swelling: After a fall type of injury you can injure your wrist. A fracture is a break in one of the eight small wrist bones. The thumb sided scaphoid is the most common to fracture and the most common to not heal. Any suspicion requires immobilization. A sprain is a stretch to a complete tear of the stabilizing ligaments. To miss this injury can lead to arthritis. All sprain need acute immobilization.

Question 2

how do i know if it is a wrist sprain or fracture?

Accepted Answer

X-ray: Both cause pain and limited mobility, x-ray will tell us if you have fracture or not.

Question 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

how can i tell if my wrist is sprained, fractured, or broken?

Accepted Answer

Wrist: Xray, good history that describes the mechanism of injury with the amount of energy involved, good physical exam by an er doc/orthopedic surgeon.

Question 6

what is the difference between a sprained wrist and a fractured wrist?

Accepted Answer

Sprained vs fx.: Sprain is soft tissue...Ligaments stretched.
Fracture is bone...Broken bone.

Question 7

is a sprained wrist more likely to fracture?

Accepted Answer

Yes: A sprain is a stretching or tearing of ligaments — the tough bands of fibrous tissue that connect one bone to another in your joints. The most common location for a sprain is in your ankle. The wrist will be weaken by the sprain and will be more likely to break.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

how to tell difference between wrist sprain and fracture?

Accepted Answer

X-ry and follow up: If patient have fracture on the x-ray that is very clear , if have unclear fracture when you see him in about 2 weeks you see the fracture. Of course we apply splint on him in the meanwhile.

Question 10

i have a small radial head fracture and sprained wrist. saw the dr and he didn't put a cast on or anything. should i get a second opinion?

Accepted Answer

Stiff: small radial head fractures can be treated with a sling and early mobilization. You are at a high risk of stiffness developing. That stated a second opinion may set your mind to ease

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