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How Long To Wear A Splint For A Broken Elbow

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Dr. Ivan Romic MD

a splint . The injury is now 48 hours old. I had "pins and needles" tingling from my hand to my elbow for two days, but now that feeling is diminishing now that the splint is on ( splint on for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I was diagnosed with a tarsal fracture and was placed in a walking boot and night splint and was told to return in two weeks. This splint is making my foot hurt worse tis this normal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

but it is still hurting bad way up to the elbow. it burns and has sharp pain if i move it even a little bit. i have iced it and used the wrist splint as directed, to no avail. what is your opinion about ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. R.A. Singh MD

then begins to spasm right below my elbow crease. i did go to my doctor he said i had arthritis and gave me a splint when i wear the splint my hand and wrist feels like its on fire and is very... View answer

Answered by : Dr. R.A. Singh ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

I'm pretty sure my daughter broke her 2nd knuckle. It's taped and I'm getting a splint for it. Do I really need to take her to see the ortho dr? I know they don't do much besides a splint for a finger. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr. Mukesh Tilgam MD

7 weeks ago I fell on the ice & broke my elbow. I was put in a cast for 4 weeks. Xray @ 4 weeks showed break had not healed. I am now in a splint except for when I am showering. Dr told me to exercise ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukesh Tilgam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Satnarain Bansal MD

that i have a fracture in my elbow. they put a splint on me and refer me to a orthopedic surgeon. since I have had the splint on me my hand is swollen and discolored my wrist is in pain along with my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satnarain Bansal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Narender Saini MD

I have had a hand/wrist injury been wearing a splint four four months and have numbness and tingling in my ring and pinky finger now I have like a 2 inch lump above the crease of inside of elbow and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Narender Saini ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

? Also she started with a cast that went right below her elbow because it is her pinky finger but then another doctor took it off and put a splint on just the 1 finger. The splint falls off quit a bit.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr.   Jayesh Vaza MD

she has began to experience an acute pain which started in her elbow. The pain has lasted about six hours now, and has progressed from something she described as shin splint like pain in the left... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jayesh Vaza ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)