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What is the difference between a sprained wrist and a fractured wrist?
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Sprained vs fx.: Sprain is soft tissue...Ligaments stretched. Fracture is bone...Broken bone.
Answered 11/22/2012
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Sprains: There are muscle strains and ligament sprains. Very commonly a twisted ankle, for instance, will stretch the ligamants that keep the bones bundled tightly together - causing a sprain. If the twist is severe enough, of course it could fracture a bone. Sprains may take longer to heal than strains or even fractures, because there is poor blood supply to ligaments. Again, best treatment is splinting.
Answered 10/1/2016
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Sprain: A sprain involves tearing of the wrist ligaments whereas a fracture also includes a breaking of the wrist bones.
Answered 10/1/2016
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