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My 23 year old brother just fractured his arm and damaged his radial nerve following a fall from about 7ft. should i be worried about a bone tumour?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Probably not: Falling 7 feet will definitely provide enough force to cause those injuries. If he had a bone tumor predisposing him to the fracture, the doctor would have seen it on x-ray. I hope he has a quick recovery.
Answered 8/16/2014
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No: A 7 ft fall would be a sufficient injury to cause such a fracture, so there is no reason to be worried about a tumor. Tumors are pretty rare, and for the most part would be visible on the X-rays anyway.
Answered 8/16/2014
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