I Took A Fall Last Week. I Went To Urgent

Posted on Mon, 1 Apr 2019

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Question : I took a fall last week. I went to urgent care and the doctor there said it was a small fracture in my forearm, she wrapped it in a bandage and told me to follow up with an ortho. The ortho could not get me in until what will be a week after the injury. Is this normal? At this point I am going about business as usual ( with the bandage). Is it possible I will still need a cast? Thanks!

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Cast is necessary...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

It is important to perfectly immobilize limb if there is a fracture even if the fracture is tiny. So yes, casting the limb is necessary. If your regular doctor is unavailable I will suggest to visit ER and get the cast done.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need clarifications.

Regards

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