A member asked:

Broken forearm or not. looks swollen, hurts a lot, but x-ray was ok today?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Raymond Raven answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Soft-tissue injury?: Sounds like a lot of soft-tissue damage. Be careful: even if xrays were read out as negative, be sure to have them viewed by an orthopaedic surgeon who has examined you. Clinical correlation is extremely important, for I have seen well over 100 fractures that were missed on initial x-ray report. Soft-tissue injury can cause pain and swelling for months. Start therapy early.

Answered 1/26/2017

5.7k views

Thank

Related Questions

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more