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Arm Injury, Stiffness, Decreased Range Of Motion, Clicking Sound. Small Fracture Or Sprain?

I fell of my bike and landed on my arm . Although the fall didn t hurt, after a while my arm (underneath my elbow behind my back arm) began to be painful and stiffen. Its now been a couple of hours and I ve had some range of motion decrease and stiffen. I ve iced it on and off for an hour and it hurt when I lifted my arm. And it clicks a bit when I do lift it. Yet there is no swelling or no bruising. Is there a possibility I have a small fracture , or could it just be a bad sprain?
Fri, 9 May 2014
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
Any fall can lead to fracture. First of all get an X rays done from ER. it will decide whether any fracture or sprain. Keep it elevated, supported and do icing. It will decrease the pain. You havnt mentioned about swelling. If its there it might be a facture.
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Arm Injury, Stiffness, Decreased Range Of Motion, Clicking Sound. Small Fracture Or Sprain?

Any fall can lead to fracture. First of all get an X rays done from ER. it will decide whether any fracture or sprain. Keep it elevated, supported and do icing. It will decrease the pain. You havnt mentioned about swelling. If its there it might be a facture.