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Wrist fracture
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Paul Kovatisanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 34 years experience
Pain limited motion: Pain, swelling, inability to grip or hold things, numbness, brusiing, inability to make a fist. Get an xray and get evalauted.
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kim Fagananswered
Sports Medicine 36 years experience
Complete healing: Evidence of previous fracture may not be visible for various reasons. If you were very young and your growth plates (epiphyses) were open and the fra... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bertrand Kaperanswered
Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery 31 years experience
Pain and swelling: If there is a concern abut a possible fracture of your wrist, get an x-ray to evaluate.
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Dr. Ki-Hon Linanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 27 years experience
Wrist fracture: Localized pain at the wrist, following a traumatic incident, as well as imaging studies showing a nondisplaced fracture, are the best signs of a hairl... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Eon Shinanswered
Hand Surgery 22 years experience
2-3 months: Exercises can be started several days or several weeks after surgery. For the most part, the wrist becomes functional at 2-3 months following surgery.... Read More
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6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Coats IIanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 25 years experience
3-6 months or more: After surgery, motion is usually restricted for about 6 weeks. Once range of motion is restored, strengthening can begin. Pain, stiffness, and weakne... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Brownanswered
Hand Surgery 41 years experience
Variable: Typically acute swelling and pain resolves over 4-6 weeks. Reactive swelling and discomfort can persist for 4 months. Final end point in terms of retu... Read More
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4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ralph Salvagnoanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 41 years experience
10-12 weeks: Most fractures of the forearm and wrist heal in about 6-8 weeks. It will likely be at least a month after that before weight lifting would be recommen... Read More
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5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered
Podiatry 43 years experience
Not always: IT would depend on the type of fracture to determine if external fixation was needed.
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3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Pavel Conovalciucanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Wrist fracture: It depends on the type of the wrist fracture. In most uncomplicated wrist fractures, no consequences are seen. Some smaller bones of the wrist (carpal... Read More
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4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Zubin Khubchandanianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 27 years experience
2 mm ok: We usually strive for alignment within 1-2 mm, but it depends upon where the 2mm gap is located. Also important in wrist fractures are measurements l... Read More
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4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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