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A member asked:
How can i wrap my arm cast so that its safe to play football?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Not a good idea: Anything sufficient to protect your healing bone under the cast would be so inhibiting that your football skills would be minimal. Anything less would risk your healing and a non-union of a bone is an ordeal best avoided if possible.
Answered 11/3/2014
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Followup: while I agree that its probable not safe to play with a fracture in your arm - I have a couple of additional points At 42 Im not sure why you would take the risk to the fracture I have had high level athletes with nondisplaced fractures play with a padded cast - but they were lineman and had football scholarships
Answered 11/5/2014
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