A 32-year-old member asked:

I saved a goal in football, my wrist is tender around my thumb area. could it be a fracture?

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Dr. Payam Rafatanswered

Podiatry 24 years experience

It could be.: You will need to get an x-ray to see if it is or not.

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I hit my hand on a doorway while moving 3 days ago. My index finger knuckle is bruised swollen stiff and tender when I touch it. I can see my knuckle but it is more pronounced Sprain or Fracture?

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A 33-year-old member asked:

I fell and now the thumb side of my wrist hurts . Could it be a scaphoid fracture?

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I had a fractured scaphoid 3 maybe 4 months ago, I still get pail in the base of my thumb & radial side of my wrist. Could there be any complications?

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Wrist fracture. Placed stocking then backslab DRY, bandage then sticky bandage and not between thumb and pointing finger. Is this correctly done?

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I got a distal radial fracture ~6 weeks ago. Dr took my cast off last week. Is it normal for thumb to still hurt & wrist to still be visibly swollen?

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