How long does it take to make a fist after a broken palm

Many people don't know much about palm fractures because they are not common. However, fractures can occur anywhere there are bones. Even though it is rare, it does exist objectively. Fractures of the first metacarpal bone of the hand are more likely to occur among palm fractures. So how long does it take before you can make a fist after a broken palm? Below is a detailed introduction to some of the symptoms of hand fractures and the usual healing time.

Common symptoms of a hand fracture include:

1. Scaphoid bone fracture: Scaphoid bone fracture is mostly caused by indirect violence. Symptoms of fracture include pain and swelling on the dorsal side of the wrist, especially in the fossa, and dysfunction of wrist joint movement. Tilting the wrist radially, flexing the thumb and index finger, and tapping the metacarpophalangeal joint can cause increased wrist pain. Scaphoid fractures are easily missed, and X-rays should be performed promptly to confirm the diagnosis. Scaphoid fractures can be divided into three types: ① Scaphoid tuberosity fractures. It is a distal scaphoid fracture and generally heals well. ② Fracture of the waist of the scaphoid bone. Due to poor local blood supply,

Healing is generally slow. ③Proximal scaphoid fracture. The proximal fracture fragment is affected by blood supply and is prone to nonunion and avascular necrosis.

2. Metacarpal fracture: Local swelling, pain and flexion and extension dysfunction of the metacarpophalangeal joint after fracture are common symptoms of this type of hand fracture. There is obvious tenderness when touching the fracture site, and the pain is aggravated by longitudinal pressure or tapping of the metacarpal bone. If there is overlapping displacement, the bone will be shortened. Symptoms of fracture can be seen as depression of the metacarpal head, which is particularly obvious when clenching the palm. Metacarpal neck and metacarpal shaft fractures, symptoms of fracture often include bone friction sound.

3. Phalange fractures: fractures may be transverse, oblique, spiral, comminuted or involve the articular surface. After the fracture, there is local pain and swelling, and the finger flexion and extension function is limited. When there is obvious displacement, fractures of the proximal and middle phalanges may have angular deformities, and dorsal avulsion fractures of the base of the distal phalanx may have hammer finger deformities, and the fingers cannot be actively straightened. At the same time, bone friction sounds and abnormal activities may be felt. These are common symptoms of this type of hand fracture.

How long does it take for a broken hand to heal?

The general recovery period for fracture healing is 6 months. We will now focus on the healing time of common fracture sites. Generally speaking, fracture healing time refers to the time required for the human body to be diagnosed and treated after injury to achieve healing (i.e., disappearance of clinical symptoms and signs) or fixation of signs as recognized by the general principles of clinical medicine. This time is different from the definition of recovery time. The healing time generally refers to the disappearance of clinical symptoms and signs. The recovery period also includes the rest and care time after the disappearance of clinical symptoms and the time to return to normal activity levels.