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My husband at work, holding a wrench. coworker hit wrench with a hammer to loosen it. my hubs felt a pop in his wrist and now its swollen. broke?
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Could be: Your husband probably needs to be seen in the er, be examined and have xrays of his wrist. Any of multiple bones in the wrist could be broken.
Answered 10/23/2017
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