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I have a colles fracture. should i go every week to the doctor to take an x-ray ?

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Dr. David Trettin answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

2 weeks: Not sure of your age or whether your distal radius fx w/ dorsal angulation(colles' fx.) needed reduction or whether it went into the joint( intraarticular). These are all important factors when seeing patients for follow-up.Ors vary but most would see u after a closed reduction( or orif) in 1 wk. And then every 2 wks.Until fx.Has healed and motion/ strength regained.

Answered 1/21/2014

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