It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. The above information is an educational aid only. You always have the right to refuse treatment. Discuss treatment options with your healthcare providers to decide what care you want to receive. Learn about your health condition and how it may be treated. You have the right to help plan your care. You have questions or concerns about your condition or care.There is a foul smell or blood coming from under the cast.You have more pain or swelling after the cast or splint is put on.Your hand or fingers turn white or blue.Your hand or fingers feel numb or cold.Your cast or splint breaks, gets wet, or is damaged.Your pain gets worse or does not get better after you take pain medicine.A physical therapist can teach you exercises to help improve movement and strength and to decrease pain. You may need physical therapy after your wrist heals and the cast is removed. Prop your wrist on pillows or blankets to keep it elevated comfortably. This will help decrease swelling and pain. Elevate your wrist above the level of your heart as often as possible.
Ice helps prevent tissue damage and decreases swelling and pain. Cover it with a towel before you place it on your skin. Use an ice pack, or put crushed ice in a plastic bag. Apply ice on your wrist for 15 to 20 minutes every hour or as directed.Do not play contact sports until the healthcare provider says it is okay. Wires, pins, plates or screws may be used to help hold the bones in place. Surgery may be needed to put your bones back into the correct position.A closed reduction is a procedure to put your bones into the correct position without surgery.Weight is hung on the rope to help pull on the bones so they will heal correctly. A pin may be put in your bone or cast and hooked to ropes and a pulley. Traction pulls on the bone pieces to pull them back into place. Traction may be needed if your bone broke into 2 pieces.These devices will help hold the bones in place while they heal. A cast, splint, or brace may be placed on your wrist to decrease movement.You may need antibiotic medicine or a tetanus shot if there is a break in your skin. Medicine may be given to decrease pain and swelling.Treatment will depend on which wrist bone was broken and the kind of fracture you have. Tell the healthcare provider if you have any metal in or on your body. Do not enter the MRI room with anything metal. Tell the healthcare provider if you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast liquid. You may be given contrast liquid to help your wrist bones show up better in pictures. Your healthcare provider will examine you. Trouble moving your wrist, hand, or fingers.Weakness, numbness, or tingling in your injured hand or wrist.Wrist pain that is worse when you hold something or put pressure on your wrist.Pain, swelling, and bruising of your injured wrist.
What are the signs and symptoms of a wrist fracture?
Last updated on Jul 3, 2023.Ī wrist fracture is a break in one or more of the bones in your wrist.
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