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I have a broken hand, cast is driving me mad, what to do?

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Dr. Steven Brown answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Leave on: Cast is necessary to maintain position of fracture to allow it to heal properly do not remove the cast. Do not stick anything down inside the cast can cause infection, do not spray anything into the cast.

Answered 1/17/2014

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