The doctor thinks i broke my growth plate (thumb) but i doesnt hurt as badley an!
Question: 2 days ago (friday) i went to the doctors after i hurt my thumb, It was huge, swollen and hurt like hell! My thumb is still a little swollen but it gets these sharp pains everyonce and a while! othere than that its not that bad. The doc gave me a half cast but do you think i'll get a full one when i go back on Monday?
Answers: 2 days ago (friday) i went to the doctors after i hurt my thumb, It was huge, swollen and hurt like hell! My thumb is still a little swollen but it gets these sharp pains everyonce and a while! othere than that its not that bad. The doc gave me a half cast but do you think i'll get a full one when i go back on Monday?
Injuries to the growth plate are difficult to diagnose as these areas of the bone do not show up well on x-ray. The net result is that these fractures are often over-read (not really there) or under-read (really there but the x-ray is not helpful)
In many cases, this diagnosis is made on clinical grounds:
* Point tenderness
* Swelling overlying the growth plate site
* Continued pain
If many of your findings go away and your pain markedly decreases it is possible that the growth plate is fine. Talk to your doctor, let him or her re-examine your thumb and then go from there...
Fracture info:
http://www.freemd.com/Finger-Fracture/ev...
Thumb sprains can also cause similar symptoms:
http://www.freemd.com/Skiers-Thumb/
If your doctor x-rayed it & said its broken...then yes its broken. If you tell your doctor that it doesnt hurt that bad and you dont need a full cast they will probably listen.