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Normal To Have Swollen And Painful Thumb Joint After Surgery?
i had an open fracture of my radius bone like 8 years ago for which i had plates and spins and healed very well. But like 2 months ago i fell on my arm and broke my radius once again at the lower edge of the plate, so i removed the old plate and placed a new one. i ve done 2 x-rays, one day after the surgery and 4 weeks after it and both were good. But now 9 weeks after the surgery, one night i felt moderate pain in my thumb joint that kept going all night. Now the thumb pain is gone but it s swollen mildly over the upper part of the plate with mild pain or no pain at all sometimes. So what do you think ? is it normal or should i be concerned ?
Fri, 9 Dec 2016
Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist, Ahmed Fawzy's Response
pain is originating from scaphoid bone i suggest you have it x rayed for possible crack fracture, also sever osteoporosis of scaphoid bone can cause thumb joint arthritis and pain Good Luck
notice : crack fractures does not show up untill 1 or 2 weeks on x rays
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Normal To Have Swollen And Painful Thumb Joint After Surgery?
pain is originating from scaphoid bone i suggest you have it x rayed for possible crack fracture, also sever osteoporosis of scaphoid bone can cause thumb joint arthritis and pain Good Luck notice : crack fractures does not show up untill 1 or 2 weeks on x rays