| A heavy tool from my work area fell off the wall and hit my wrist. When I went to the hospital, they X-rayed my arm. After three X-rays, the technician came back for one more X-ray. By that time, my arm was in extreme pain from the change in positions. Is it really necessary to make sure my wrist is in one exact position and not rotated? | 6 years 9 weeks ago | 434 |
| A snowboarding magazine had an article stating that wrist braces lower the chances of wrist injury. Would a hard brace work better than a soft one? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 569 |
| After a bad crush injury of my right wrist I had three operations. I'm still left with severe pain. The doctor has suggested a wrist fusion. Do they ever do a partial fusion? I'd like to keep some of my motion. | 2 years 27 weeks ago | 751 |
| After downhill skiing over the weekend, I've started feeling pain on the back of my forearm, close to the wrist. What could this be, and what could have caused it? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 372 |
| After falling on the ice and hurting my wrist, the doctor X-rayed my hand. The wrist was not broken but the bone in the middle was damaged. My arm was held still in a splint for six weeks but the bone has not healed. What’s the next step? | 6 years 9 weeks ago | 609 |
| After three months wearing a cast for treatment of Kienbock's disease, my doctor told me the bone in my wrist still hasn't healed. What's next? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 677 |
| Both my wrists are affected by rheumatoid arthritis. My doctor feels I should only have replacement surgery for one wrist. Why not both? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 485 |
| Can a fracture in the scaphoid bone of the wrist heal without surgery? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 605 |
| Can you explain something to me? I have carpal tunnel syndrome from repetitive motion at work. But my unemployed sister who stays at home also has carpal tunnel. Is there some genetic link? | 2 years 11 weeks ago | 438 |
| Ever since I severely sprained my wrist, I've been worried about the long term consequences to my wrist joint. Should I be? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 620 |
| Have you ever heard of a problem in the wrist called carpal boss? My son has this and it's very painful. What can be done about it? | 5 weeks 6 days ago | 98 |
| How did I develop arthritis in my wrist? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 517 |
| How did I end up with de Quervain's tenosynovitis? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 541 |
| How do injuries to the wrist ligaments occur? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 594 |
| How does the scaphoid bone of the wrist usually get broken? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 500 |
| How will I know if the scaphoid bone in my wrist is broken? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 2128 |
| I am 33 years old and have severe rheumatoid arthritis in my wrist. The doctor says it's posttraumatic arthritis. I broke my wrist ice-skating years ago. I'm still too young for a wrist replacement. What are my other options? | 2 years 29 weeks ago | 589 |
| I am a baggage handler for a large airport. I'm going to have surgery to repair a bone in my wrist damaged from Kienbock's disease. Will I get my full grip strength back after the operation? | 3 years 6 weeks ago | 459 |
| I am a painter by trade and by profession. My primary medium is oil paint but I dabble with watercolor, too. As I get older, I'm experiencing more and more painful wrist arthritis. My rheumatologist has suggested a wrist fusion on the right side. I know it might help my pain but will I still be able to paint as effectively? | 1 week 9 hours ago | 15 |
| I am a piano major at the University and just found out I have a scaphoid wrist fracture. I'm looking everything up I can find about this problem before seeing the surgeon tomorrow. Can I avoid surgery? I have concerts, recitals, and outside music gigs I can't afford to miss. | 36 weeks 9 hours ago | 468 |
| I am having surgery to fix a broken bone in my wrist. My surgeon says he is going to use a bone substitute to join the bones together. Wouldn't it make more sense to use actual bone? | 6 years 9 weeks ago | 719 |
| I am having surgery to get rid of the arthritis pain in my wrist. In addition to fixing the wrist joint in place, my doctor wants to take out a piece of the scaphoid bone in my wrist. He says this will help my recovery. Is this a good idea? | 6 years 9 weeks ago | 463 |
| I am having surgery to repair a torn ligament in my wrist. The doctor is going to put my whole arm in a cast for six weeks. Is this really necessary for a small tear in the wrist? | 6 years 7 weeks ago | 3098 |
| I broke a small bone in my wrist a few weeks ago. The doctor said it was the scaphoid bone near the base of my thumb. She gave me a choice between having a cast or surgery, and I chose the cast. Now I'm hearing about the stiffness and muscular problems people have after their casts come off. Did I make the wrong choice? | 6 years 45 weeks ago | 711 |
| I broke a small bone in my wrist when I accidently clubbed the ground instead of my golf ball. Now I'm having weakness in my hand and thumb. How does my fracture relate to the symptoms I'm feeling now? | 6 years 26 weeks ago | 809 |
| I broke my wrist and it's healing with a hump. It makes my wrist and hand look like a humpback whale. Besides looking funny is there any real reason I should have it operated on? | 2 years 10 weeks ago | 746 |
| I broke my wrist when I fell off a ladder painting my house. The doctor put a device on it called a fixator. This is supposed to allow the bone to heal while still letting me move the wrist. Now I have constant numbness and tingling in my thumb and first two fingers, and problems with swelling, pain, and hand sweating. Wouldn't it be better to put the arm in a cast? | 6 years 4 weeks ago | 737 |
| I broke the bone at the base of my thumb. I'm probably going to need a cast. The problem is my job requires the use of my hands to pull sheets of taffy off a machine. Will I be able to still do this with the cast on? | 2 years 27 weeks ago | 490 |
| I cut the tendons in my wrist when a window broke at work. I’m anxious to return to work as soon as possible. I was wondering if people with a Type A personality return to work sooner than those who are more relaxed. | 5 years 9 weeks ago | 843 |
| I fell last spring and sprained my wrist badly. I didn't see a doctor then but now I'm wondering if I should go. The wrist doesn't move quite right, and there's an odd bump on the thumb side of my wrist. It's almost as big as the bump that's normally on the right side. Would seeing a doctor make any difference at this point? | 2 years 10 weeks ago | 1197 |
