Can You Have A Wrist Fracture And Not Know It?

Zuhail is completely wrong. I had a fractured wrist for 4 years without it healing and without knowing it. I got an xray the night that it occurred, but the doctor told me it was a sprain, so I continued to just deal with it for the following four years. I assure you, it is a definite possibility that you may have a fractured wrist, even if the doctor originally says it isn't- people make mistakes! If it hurts after 5 months, there must be a reason. Please do get it checked again and avoid the massive surgery costs, and the bone grafts, pins, and arthritis you may get if you leave it alone like I did (and I'm only 23!). Take care and good luck.

You wouldn't necessarily realise. I thought I'd simply sprained my wrist in a fall and it was 10 days later when the wrist was still significantly tender that I thought I'd get it x-rayed. Turns out it had been fractured all along and was already partially healed of its own accord. I could easily have gone much longer without getting it checked out as it wasn't particularly painful and I only went for the x-ray as an after thought.

Yes actually my brother fell out of a tree but he didnt know it was broken he was still playing basket ball and every thing my parents noticed it was broken when they found a strange bump on the side of his wrist

I thought I had sprained my wrist in a fall only to find I had fractured my elbow in two places. Radial head, radial neck- runs from outside of elbow across top of forearm to inside of wrist.
If you sprained it badly, depending on your lifestyle, it can easily take up to a year to abate. If you broke it, even hairline fractures tend to develop a visible knot ...

I disagree. I had fractured my wrist and did not know it until several months later. While I had some pain, it felt more like a sprain, but it just remained tender. My wrist began healing on its own before it was ever xrayed. I agree that if you are concerned, an xray is a good idea.

I'm not sure if I have a break in my wrist just at the base of the thumb I bent my hand back and now I cannot open a door or grip things and cannot bend my hand back, there is no swelling getting more painful and I go away tomorrow night

I'm in the same situation at the moment. I was tackled during a football match about 5 months+ ago and landed of my wrist awkwardly. Since then I've felt minor pain on a daily basis however when I visit the gym and try to lift weights when exercising my arms I feel a very sharp pain in my wrist. As a result I have not been at the gym for several months. Any advice? Can it be fractured?

No I fractured my wrist today and am in a half cast for a week then a full cast for 2 but I have been suffering with pain for like 2 weeks so you will know