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What Is The Minimum Rest Period After An Arm Fracture?
My 9 year old son has just had his arm removed from a cast for a greenstick fracture of his forearm. The cast was above the elbow. My son is very active sports wise in contact sports and wants to get straight back into it. What is the minimum rest period I should look at before he resumes full contact activities?
Mon, 17 Oct 2016
hi After removal of cast in Greenstick Fracture of Forearm Normal activities can be started immediately but for contact Sports it is advisable to wait foe at least 3 weeks to allow the bones to gain good strength . Thereafter all sports activities can be resumed.
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