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I had an external fixator removed from my wrist on monday and the cast came off in my sleep. do i need to go to the er and have a new cast put on?
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Call your doc: It depends on the healing status of your wrist fracture. Call your doctor's answering service. Better to go to er if unavailable for new cast .Fracture.
Answered 3/29/2013
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