Thread: Broken wrist
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Old 04-18-2008, 06:18 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Other problem with a scaphoid fracture is avascular necrosis... i.e. the bone's blood supply stops. That makes it much more complicated if not picked up acutely, versus a normal distal radius/ulna fracture. I assume that's why you ended up with a cast for 6 months.
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