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What Causes Chronic Pain Post Bone Fracture Treatment?

My daughter broke her metacarpal bone in her left hand, middle. It s been five days and it is still painful and she says it throbbing in pain so she still takes Advil 400mg. I was wondering if if this was set properly why is she still in pain? She is fifteen years old.
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Hello,
I went through your query and understand your concern.

I'll answer your query considering two scenarios.

01) If the fracture is fixed properly then there is nothing to worry. Following trauma/fracture sweeling of the area is common which leads to throbbing type of pain. It will reduce after sometime. To reduce pain your daughter may take Advil 400 whenever needed.

02) If there was an open wound at the site of injury, infection of the site is possible. In this case your daughter will have fever. Infection leads to accumulation of pus which causes throbbing pain. If fever is absebt, forget about this scenario. If she develops fever, I suggest you to consult your daughter's treating doctor immediately.

I hope I answered your question.

You can always contact me whenever needed.

Regards,
Dr. Prathap Kumar
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What Causes Chronic Pain Post Bone Fracture Treatment?

Hello, I went through your query and understand your concern. I ll answer your query considering two scenarios. 01) If the fracture is fixed properly then there is nothing to worry. Following trauma/fracture sweeling of the area is common which leads to throbbing type of pain. It will reduce after sometime. To reduce pain your daughter may take Advil 400 whenever needed. 02) If there was an open wound at the site of injury, infection of the site is possible. In this case your daughter will have fever. Infection leads to accumulation of pus which causes throbbing pain. If fever is absebt, forget about this scenario. If she develops fever, I suggest you to consult your daughter s treating doctor immediately. I hope I answered your question. You can always contact me whenever needed. Regards, Dr. Prathap Kumar