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If you’re a faithful Good Morning America watcher, you may have noticed that Robin Roberts wasn’t on the air on April 29. Now, she’s back and filling people in on what happened. The 63-year ...
A distal radius fracture, also known as wrist fracture, is a break of the part of the radius bone which is close to the wrist. [1] Symptoms include pain, bruising, and rapid-onset swelling. [ 1 ] The ulna bone may also be broken.
Unrelated but knowing that Claudia Jessie's wrist was broken for like a chunk of this season and that's why she has a bunch of poofy things in her hands most of the time (to cover her cast) is ...
A Smith's fracture, is a fracture of the distal radius. [1]Although it can also be caused by a direct blow to the dorsal forearm [2] or by a fall with the wrist flexed, the most common mechanism of injury for Smith's fracture occurs in a palmar fall with the wrist joint slightly dorsiflexed. [3]
The fracture may be preventable by using wrist guards during certain activities. [1] In those in whom the fracture remains well aligned a cast is generally sufficient. [2] If the fracture is displaced then surgery is generally recommended. [2] Healing may take up to six months. [1] It is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. [3]
Robin Roberts. ABC/Heidi Gutman Robin Roberts returned to Good Morning America with a broken wrist after her one-day hiatus. Roberts, 63, appeared on the Tuesday, April 30, show wearing a bandage ...
The tip of the ulna may also be broken. [4] Treatment may include casting or surgery. [3] Surgical reduction and casting is possible in the majority of cases in people over the age of 50. [5] Pain management can be achieved during the reduction with procedural sedation and analgesia or a hematoma block. [5] A year or two may be required for ...
Most hand injuries are minor and can heal without difficulty. However, any time the hand or finger is cut, crushed or the pain is ongoing, it is best to see a physician. Hand injuries when not treated on time can result in long term morbidity. [6] Simple hand injuries do not typically require antibiotics as they do not change the chance of ...