A 44-year-old member asked:

How long does a hairline fracture to the wrist take to heal?

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Dr. Amir Khananswered

Sports Medicine 29 years experience

Depends: Bones take atleast 6 weeks to heal and the joint a few weeks to regain its flexibility and function.

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A 40-year-old member asked:

I had a small hairline fracture to my wrist, how long for it to heal?

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Dr. Anthony LaBarberaanswered

Pediatrics 30 years experience

See below: Most fractures take 4 to 6 weeks to heal.

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A 29-year-old member asked:

Do I need surgery on hairline fracture? What effec on wrist if goes untreated?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

What are the indications that I have a hairline wrist fracture?

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A 41-year-old female asked:

Hairline fracture of wrist 26 yrs ago. No recent trauma but hurts when i move it, not swollen. What could cause the pain? What can I do to lessen it?

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A male asked:

I broke my scaphoid, had my wrist in a case for two months, the hairline fracture has healed and there is a bit that has broken off at the end but the?

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A 17-year-old female asked:

If there was a hairline fracture in wrist. Would I get a cast a splint or nothing. It's on the side of my pinky

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