How to tell if your wrist is broken

We often encounter accidents such as falls and bumps when exercising. We usually don’t pay much attention to this, and feel that bumps and bruises during exercise are inevitable. We also think that such minor injuries may heal in a while. However, if it is a fracture, it is not that simple. So how do you tell if your wrist is broken? Let’s take a look at the specific characteristics of wrist fractures.

1. Specific signs of fracture:

1) Deformity: Displacement of the fracture segment can change the appearance of the affected limb, mainly manifested as shortening, angulation or rotation deformity.

2) Abnormal activities: Parts of the limbs that cannot move under normal circumstances will show abnormal activities after a fracture.

3) Bone friction sound or bone friction sensation: After a fracture, bone friction sound or bone friction sensation may be produced when the two fracture ends rub against each other.

2. Other signs of fracture

1) Pain and tenderness: Pain is felt at the fracture site, which worsens when the limb is moved. There is direct tenderness and indirect percussion pain at the fracture site.

2) Swelling and bruises: Due to local bleeding, traumatic inflammation and edema changes after the fracture, more obvious swelling will appear one or two days after the injury, the skin may become shiny and tension blisters will form. Superficial fractures and pelvic fractures may cause subcutaneous congestion.

3) Functional impairment: Since the fracture loses the bone's support and leverage, it causes pain at the fracture site during movement, limiting the mobility of the limb.

The above introduces several conditions after a fracture occurs. I hope everyone can pay attention to it. Generally speaking, people's body temperature will not rise after a fracture, but if the fracture is serious, it will cause the body temperature to be high, and the patient will be in great pain. In order to avoid this torture, it is best to seek medical attention in time.

Except for mild systemic symptoms in the first few days, fracture patients generally have no systemic symptoms at other times. Therefore, they can just choose a variety of foods rich in various nutrients, similar to the daily diet of healthy people. Pay attention to making food easy to digest and absorb, and be cautious when using spicy foods that may have adverse effects on the respiratory and digestive tracts (chili peppers, raw onions, mustard, pepper, etc.). When systemic symptoms are obvious, so-called soft meals should be given, which are between normal diet and semi-liquid diet. The food provided must contain less residue and be easy to chew and digest. It must be chopped and boiled soft when cooking. It should not be fried or deep-fried.