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Xray required or not
I had 2 nd metacarpal shaft fracture on 18/08 had slab my orthopaedic surgeon got a xray at 3 weeks and he said no need for another xray at the time of removing slab.
So my query is should I not get a xray done and start physiotherapy.
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Yes you can do x-ray.
And start physiotherapy treatment
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To start physiotherapy and to confirm healing take a xray done
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With three weeks x-ray surgeon will find out the fracture healing stage.
After how many days you are planning to remove the slab? Based on that you can take an x-ray to know the further healing.
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You can get an x-ray done to just confirm the healing
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Mr. Nitin Kumar Arora (PT)
Physiotherapist
8 yrs exp
Delhi
X-ray would give you a confirmation about the RE unification of the fracture fragment so that you can progress to Physiotherapy easily.
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Dr. Sumansh Sivalanka (PT)
Orthopedic Physiotherapist
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
As long as the slab is there, physio will be limited to joints and muscles away from the fracture site, and given you are young the healing time is expected to be around 4-5 weeks for your upper extremity fractures , so PT is safe to go for... If there is any unexpected delay in recovery an X ray is required to rule out any healing issues.
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