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How can you tell fracture in hand?

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Dr. James Eitner answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

X-Ray: The only true way is with an x-ray, although some fractures may not be readily apparent right after the injury. Otherwise, point tenderness over a single spot, deformity of the bone, a shortened finger, a finger starts to cross over other fingers as you make a fist, or swelling. Sometimes a tuning fork can be applied to a different part of the same bone with pain indicating a fracture.

Answered 11/26/2013

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Xray: No way to tell for sure it's fractured without an xray. See a doctor.

Answered 11/26/2013

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