can hairline fracture be missed?!


Question: Can hairline fracture be missed?
so i went to the hospital and basically never saw a dr the whole time! a nuse who was in charge said it looks pretty bad but he coudnt see anything on the xray but to come back after 48 hours if its still the way it is as there is no doctor available, which is fair enough there was an emergency and this wasnt the biggest emergency on the planet, well anyhoo its still the way it was before swollen and bruised and having e strange sensation up my arm and thumb so is it eay to miss a hairline fracture and would this cause swelling and bruising and pain etc!

thankyou for any help it is much appreciated!

Answers:

was any diognosis made? like a sprain?

if not, and if you had a significant injury/impact that could have caused a fracture, you need to go back and get another x-ray done and have it checked out again.

some nurses will spot a fracture, but some will miss it. go back becuase it's better to be safe then sorry later.



Hairline/green tree fractures can easily be missed. Can't always see the crack until there is some healing(calcium build up). They are treated the same as a sprain. Take it easy, ice it. It is also common for there to be soft tissue damage as well. Give it a few days of rest, and see how it is doing.



Yeah I heard they could be missed, cause they swell a lot. I would make an appointment and come back as soon as you can




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