After an injury to the wrist (especially a fall onto an outstretched hand), a child might have swelling, bruising, tenderness, painful motion, and/or deformity of the wrist. A physical examination and X-rays usually are enough to diagnose a fracture and plan treatment. Some wrist fractures in children can't be identified on X-ray because they are within the growth plate, which is a dark line (like a fracture) on the X-ray. In those cases, if the child has symptoms of a break, we generally assume the wrist is broken and treat.
After an injury to the wrist (especially a fall onto an
outstretched hand), a child might have swelling, bruising,
tenderness, painful motion, and/or deformity of the wrist. A
physical examination and X-rays usually are enough to diagnose a
fracture...
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Dr. Rachel Rohde answered:After an injury to the wrist (especially a fall onto an outstretched hand), a child might have swelling, bruising, tenderness, painful motion, and/or deformity of the wrist. A physical examination and X-rays usually are enough to diagnose a fracture and plan treatment. Some wrist fractures in children can't be identified on X-ray because they are within the growth plate, which is a dark line (like a fracture) on the X-ray. In those cases, if the child has symptoms of a break, we generally assume the wrist is broken and treat.After an injury to the wrist (especially a fall onto an outstretched hand), a child might have swelling, bruising, tenderness, painful motion, and/or deformity of the wrist. A physical examination and X-rays usually are enough to diagnose a fracture... More
