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A member asked:
I fell on scaphoid left wrist and had it set in plaster as the splint i was still in pain. the pain is very bad even in the plaster cast. how long wur?
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6 weeks: Fractures take 6 weeks to heal, but the pain should start getting better within the first 10 days.
Answered 4/2/2013
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