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Question: I am attaching the X Ray of my 4 year old kid who fell and broke his bone on 30-Dec-2015 and this X Ray was taken on 07-Jan-2016 on a follow up visit. Doctor told that second bone is aligned to an agreeable angulation (not completely) and it will get remodelled automatically. I have two queries:
1> Is what ever told to us regarding the second bone is correct? We are a bit worried whenever we look at the Xray
2>Will my child be able to use his left hand freely after the cast is removed after 6 weeks or we need to wait till the bone is remodelled completely
Please advise
1> Is what ever told to us regarding the second bone is correct? We are a bit worried whenever we look at the Xray
2>Will my child be able to use his left hand freely after the cast is removed after 6 weeks or we need to wait till the bone is remodelled completely
Please advise
Brief Answer:
The bone will heal well.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
1. The alignment of the second bone is correct. It will gradually remodel on its own once it is healed. There is no need to worry. After remodelling in 6-8 months, the bone will look absolutely normal on X-ray.
2. There will be no problem in normal working of the hand. He can start using the arm after the cast is removed. The bone remodelling does not affect the working and is a painless process.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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The bone will heal well.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
1. The alignment of the second bone is correct. It will gradually remodel on its own once it is healed. There is no need to worry. After remodelling in 6-8 months, the bone will look absolutely normal on X-ray.
2. There will be no problem in normal working of the hand. He can start using the arm after the cast is removed. The bone remodelling does not affect the working and is a painless process.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Could you please confirm if joint and growth plates are fine. Thanks
Brief Answer:
Joint and growth paltes are not affected.
Detailed Answer:
The growth plate and the joint is fine. The bones are broken at the middle of the shaft. There is no effect on the joint or the growth plates. It will heal well in 6 weeks.
Regards.
Joint and growth paltes are not affected.
Detailed Answer:
The growth plate and the joint is fine. The bones are broken at the middle of the shaft. There is no effect on the joint or the growth plates. It will heal well in 6 weeks.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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