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How do i know to take my son to the dr. after falling on it while skating? no bones are visable changed, but he thinks it's broken.
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Get an xray: You do not have to have any visual deformity of an extremity in order to demonstrate a fracture! if a fracture is suspected then please get an xray. On a personal note: when my then 5 year old daughter fractured her elbow =nothing visible showed up on the skin--but she cried in pain all night before we took her into urgent care! --oops.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Take him to Dr.: You should take him. If he thinks it is broken he absolutely should be evaluated with a good examination and a full set of xrays. Sometimes additional tests (such as mri) are needed to evaluate for hairline fractures or soft-tissue injury. If there is a nondisplaced fracture (break) and he falls again it could displace and require surgery.
Answered 6/6/2015
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