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Broke On The Growth Plate Of The Radius And Fractured The Ulna. On Growing Age. Got A Pop After Pushing The Bone. Why?
hi im 15 and still growing according to my endoconologist. i fell and broke my arm . it broke on the growth plate of the radius and fractured the ulna. i just got a cast put on yesterday morning. the doctor pushed on the bones to put them in place as they put the cast. that night as i went to bed i felt a pop in the area of the break! im not sure what happened. my mom called but my doctors in surgery and tom. is a holiday so i wont hear from him for a few days. what happened?
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
Your fracture may have displaced and so you should arrange to have a repeat XR in your cast to check on the position.
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