A 23-year-old female asked:
i've been put on a cast for the second time, first they thought it was muscle tear, after mri i was told its a fracture! should i see another doctor?
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MRI-specific: Go with the MRI diagnosis.
Answered on Sep 5, 2014
Dr. Phillip Goebel answered
16 years experience Emergency Medicine
Not necessarily: Some fractures are not visible on plain x-rays. Now that you have a diagnosis and your doctor is treating it, you should be okay. If you don't trust your physician, you could always take the images to another orthopedic surgeon for a second opinion.
Answered on Sep 5, 2014
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I : I assume you have a fracture or bad sprain and you are splinted
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Immobilization: will help the ends of the broken boned heal. The cast does not have to be skin tight.
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