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When to return to work after broken wrist?
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Depends: on your occupation, your job requirements, if dominant wrist injured, severity of fracture, etc. I would discuss with physician who treated your wrist fracture.
Answered 7/16/2017
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Broken wrist: Is a very big term. It can mean a hairline fracture in a bone tha heals fast or a displaced fracture in a bone that has bad blood supply. Simple fractures are splinted or casted for 3-4 weeks often but complex fractures in some bones of the wrist ( that dont have surgery) can be casted for 9-12 weeks. The injury, the ;ovation, the pattern, health factors, smoking, all play a role in time to mend.
Answered 9/18/2017
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