How a wrist fracture is treated

Animation to show how a wrist fracture is treated.

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• Bupa
• health
• wrist
• fracture
• bone
• radius
• break
• plaster cast

[skylineXpert]

no metal implants, no hell on stretcher

[TheMajorSock]

I fractured and dislocated my left middle finger in one place, And i went through very little pain, Untill they tried to reposition it without doing an xray, Thats before they discovered it was fractured aswell.

[bob75ify]

@AzellGaming go to the er

[slimmkillet]

@YungZayYaDigg same thing to me im getting my cast tomorow

[Donnie2481]

i fractured my wrist yesterday and here are some tips for your recovery it will take me 4-6 weeks

1milk! (preferably chocolate because it has more calcium and is tastier c;)

2 keep your wrist up high on a pillow for comfort and so the the blood doesn't rush to it

3. see your physiotherapist for a cast, you can get fiberglass casts which provide more support for your wrist

4.if your a sleepwalker tuck yourself in tight so you don't damage your wrist

5.try to wiggle your fingers

hope this helps!!

[akv194]

It's spranded or something like that it should on take around 5 to 6 days it happend to me you will probably sleep alot

[soffe6745]

@AzellGaming it mite be broke or fractuerd

[AzellGaming]

i was on my couzin bike pegs. meaning the thing behind the bike so a 2nd person can ride. we was going down a hill. not that big but a hill. i fell off landing forward. i fell of f n my wrist landing on it back. it was a hard fall. when i move my wrist back it hurts/or i really dont know how to say the feeling hurts or feel weird. i can move forward n not that much to the right. whats wrong with my wrist??? will it heal? I CANT PICK UP NOTHING WITH IT OR TYPE, OR DO NOTHING WITH IT.

[YungZayYaDigg]

I Fractured My Wrist When I feel Playin football i have the long arm cast on right now though

[NoHateOnThe808]

I Snapped My Wrist Growth Plate By Getting Pushed From Behind Off My SkateBoard And It Was Just Dangling Like The Only Thing Holding It To My Body Was My Skin......