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I fell and hurt my wrist doctors can't tell if it broken cause the swelling, my wrist and hand is throbbing what died that mean?
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WRIST TRAUMA: Wrist trauma. Initially trauma may obscure a stress fracture. Seek an orthopedic hand consult. They will probably splint your wrist and do a wrist MRI . Then they will decide if surgery is warranted. Get prompt evaluation wrist fractures can be difficult to treat
Answered 5/26/2015
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