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Daughters wrist swollen for 2 wks 3 days drs said its sprain then hand & fingers swelled 2 days ago. is this still a sprain? there's popping too.

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Trauma or not?: If your daughter is 14 or less and there has been trauma, then a fracture of the wrist is much more likely than a sprain. A follow-up x-ray can be helpful in seeing a fracture at times when the first x-ray is normal. In the absence of trauma, other diagnoses must be considered such as infection or an autoimmune condition.

Answered 2/5/2017

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