BROKEN BONE IN THE WRIST.
A broken wrist or hand is when one of the numerous bones in your wrist or hand breaks or cracks. When people try to save themselves during a fall and land hard on an outstretched hand, the most common injury is a wrist injury.
Participating in specific sports, such as in-line skating or snowboarding, or having a condition that causes bones to shrink and become more fragile, are all risk factors for a fractured wrist or broken hand (osteoporosis).
A fractured wrist or broken hand should be treated as soon as possible. Otherwise, the bones may not mend properly, compromising your ability to do ordinary tasks like gripping a pen or buttoning a blouse.
CAUSES OF BROKEN BONE (WRIST)
Any of the bones in your hands and wrists might be broken by a direct hit or crushing accident. Among the most common causes are:
Falls.
One of the most prevalent causes of a fractured wrist or broken hand is falling onto an outstretched hand.
Sports-related injuries.
Wrist and hand fractures are common in contact sports and sports where you might fall onto an outstretched hand, such as in-line skating or snowboarding.
Accidents involving motor vehicles
Wrist or hand bones might fracture into multiple fragments as a result of high-velocity injuries sustained in car accidents, necessitating surgical repair.
SYMPTOMS OF BROKEN BONE.
If you have a fractured wrist or hand, you can notice the following indications and symptoms:
- Severe pain that tends to increase during gripping or squeezing
- Swelling
- Obvious deformities, such as a bent wrist or crooked finger
- Stiffness or inability to move your fingers or thumb
- Numbness in your hand.
- Tenderness
- Bruising.