I Broke My Wrist In 2016, I Had A Repair Done And Ever Since Then I Have Been Getting Sudden And Painful Muscle Spasms In My Hand And Fingers. I Never Had This Before Surgery. The Dr. Thinks It Will Go Away Over Time With Exercise. My Hand Contracts To Where I Cannot Open It At All?

Posted on Wed, 22 Aug 2018

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Question : I broke my wrist in 2016, I had a repair done and ever since then I have been getting sudden and painful muscle spasms in my hand and fingers. I never had this before surgery. The Dr. thinks it will go away over time with exercise. My hand contracts to where I cannot open it at all.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can be due to mild nerve irritation.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The sudden and painful spasms in the fingers is likely to be due to a mild nerve irritation in the area due to the callus formation after the fracture. The contractual in the hand needs a direct examination and may need a release surgery.
I hope this answers your query.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.

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