A 46-year-old member asked:
how is an arm fracture typically diagnosed?
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Dr. G Jason Hunt answered
15 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Xray: Xrays are used to diagnosis fractures.
Answered on Dec 12, 2014
Dr. Maritza Baez answered
16 years experience Family Medicine
X-ray: No way to tell for sure it's fractured without an xray. See a doctor.
Answered on Nov 26, 2013
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Depends: I'm not exactly sure what portion of the arm that you really are referring to. Some fractures of the shoulder or the humerus require surgery, yet many ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Blake Miller answered
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No: It may have been your growth plate scar they were looking at. Hard to say without seeing your x-rays.
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