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I fell and landed on my scaphoid. it is bruised a little swelled up. do i have a sprain or a scaphoid fracture?
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X-ray needed: you will need an x-ray of the wrist to determine if there is a fracture or not. Please be aware that 2 weeks after the injury the x-ray could be limited in its capacity to detect scaphoid fracture, so i would recommend an x-ray as soon as possible
Answered 1/18/2017
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