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Is my wrist broken or sprained if straight but achey?
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Only an xray can tel: Some wrist fractures have no obvious deformity get a xray scaphoid torus radial styloid hamate frx ro name a fewxalso wrist ligament injuries are serious tfcc tear strain get a orho eval.
Answered 7/27/2012
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Depends: It is unlikely to be broken if you did not have any trauma. More likely overuse injury.
Answered 7/5/2012
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